Ayyanakere

India / Karnataka / Chikmagalur /
 Upload a photo
It is a beautiful lake situated in SAKHARAYAPATNA & it was built by the king RAJA SAKHARAYA. It is surrounded by mountains in three sides. Beside it there is a beautiful mountain known by the name SHAKUNAGIRI, in which you can get water at the top of the mountain. It is a peaceful place, please don't spoil the inherent peace & beauty of the nature.

Ayyaankere is one of the biggest lakes in Chikmagalore. The water from it is used for irrigating thousands of acres of Arecanut plantations in the surrounding areas of Sakarayanapattana.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   13°26'35"N   75°52'37"E

Comments

  • This is a beautiful lake. A good place to visit for those looking for serene and calm place. Nearest major cities are Chikmagalur, Kadur and Banavara.
  • Very beautiful lake. This lake irrigates around thousands of acres in around the places. A good spot for one day picnic....
  • its a Calm & Nice Location to spend a day Also Visit Sakkarepattana Sri Sagani Ranganatha Temple.
  • It is not Sagani, but Shakuni Ranganatha as I understand it. Apparently it does give out a lot of Shakunas.
  • it is a wonderfull place in karnataka
  • it is a historical place, plz visit there.dont miss it
  • its beautiful place
  • Hege ayyanakere hesarubantu anta nodi. Adu innu tumba interesting story. Nanu andukonda aage, ayya andre Nirvanaswammy gurugalu. Avara ashirvadadinda alli niru nitiddu. Omme Shri Guru Nirvanaswammy devastanakku / matakku bheti kodi. Ragiamli nimage ootakke sigutte. Namma nadu yavagalu great. Adannu olisi belasi.
  • idu ayyana kere 7 gudda neeru 3 gudda neeru olage mulugide 4 gudda neeeru suttuveredide
  • Actually it was built by a king named Narasimha Deva in 1156bc in order to store the rain water in monsoon and make it available for farmers in summer..
  • beautiful place..i went there twice! one time when there is no water and one time when its full of water... both times just nice!!
  • For details about ayyanakere read a book of ayyanake mattu sanna kategalu written by b m chandrashekaraiah
  • Show all comments
This article was last modified 14 years ago