What's around us?

The Floating Church "The Earth is what we all have in common." Wendell Berry Hi viewers, welcome to What's around us to explore! Have you ever seen a floating church? If yes, comment the place name. This article of mine is not just about my lake marathon experience but also witnessing one of the most bizarre monument of Karnataka named "Shettihalli Rosary Church" popular by the name floating church or submerged church.   Shettyhalli Rosary Church : Shettihalli is a gothic style church built in 1860 by French missionaries in India near the banks of Hemavati River. Church became submerged after constructing Hemavati Dam, but now it is one of the most attractive tourist place of Hassan District, Karnataka. This is my second visit to Shettyhalli Church and this time as part of my "Lake Marathon".  Gracious sunset from Shettihalli Church Where there is water, there exists biodiversity. Since it is situated on the banks of Hemavati river, a huge area of wate

Some one has rightly said that the "time wasted at the lake is time well spent". Hi viewers welcome to What's around us to explore! Today I am giving a walk through of the 3rd lake I visited in the year 2022. So here we go! On a cold, breezy Saturday morning I made a visit to one of the popular lakes of Hassan district of Karnataka, India and it is named as "Sathyamangala Lake"! It is one of the biggest lake of Hassan found in the city, this is actually my second visit to the lake but this time I had an adventure to make! This time I was not alone, I had my sister in law with me. The lake pathway was under construction so I had to take two wheeler to cover the entire lake.  Sathyamangala Lake is found on the Sathyamangala of Hassan, almost to the outskirts of the city and covers around 34 acres. The park is one of the most popular one in the city, good for walking, practicing yoga and meditations. During my previous visit, almost an year ago, the park was crowde