Yana-Karnataka

This place in thickets of the Sahyadri hills of the Western Ghats is around 45kms from Sirsi and about the same distance from Kumta. Two huge rocks are the center of attraction here. There are two temples, temple of Shiva inside a cave and a Ganesha temple nearby. The other places of interest are a small waterfall and the forest itself.

There are two ways you can get there, Route (i) Take a bus from Sirsi which goes to mattighatta,devanalli via hegadekatta.Get down at a stop called "vaddi cross" and walk 6+kms from there. Route (ii) Take a bus either from sirsi or kumta get down at a place called Anegundi near Kathagaal. This place is after the Devimane ghats if you are coming from Sirsi. From here it is around 16kms walk.

Jeep is the best mode of transportation anywhere in North Kanara. You can hire a jeep either in sirsi or anywhere your base camp is and take convenient drives

Its better if you take the first route and leave Sirsi around 8am in the morning and have breakfast at Devanahalli and reach yana by 10am and if your time permits also visit Vibhuti Falls which is also near by.

Yana also has religious importance as mentioned in an event of Hindu mythology. It is believed that the demon king Bhasmasura performed penance to acquire a boon from Lord Shiva. As per the boon, whatever he touched burnt into ashes. Bhasmasura chased Lord Shiva in order to destroy him, who found refuge in the Bhairaweshwara peak at Yana.

Distance ...
From Bangalore 400+ kms
From Nearest Town 50 kms (sirsi)
From Nearest Petrol Bunk 50kms (sirsi, kumta)
Nearest Medical Help ~20kms (Hegadekatta)
Nearest Hotel ~50kms(Sirsi, Kumta