If you are planning to see this place then go right ahead! Trust me this was just beautiful, no words can describe its beauty. So our plan was to do a day trip , leave early morning and return by evening. Since this was a little unknown route and we weren't sure if after dark journey on our return, would be safe or not. Like any other plans they were just plans.
     We left at 8:30 from Jayanagar, took the Kanakpura road and joined Mysore road via NICE road. With me on the trip , we are bound to stop for food. So we stopped at Kamat. And Saturday morning Kamat is packed with people. But the food is nice and so you should stop over for the leaf wrapped idli and masala dosa. With a nice breakfast and tummy full, we continued on Mysore road till Mandya. This route is on Google maps, so just turn on the GPS on mobile and just follow it. The en-route is nice, sugarcane and paddy fields on both sides. The time we visited was just before rainy season. This time is perfect for enjoying the scenic view. It is different colors of green spread across fields for acres of land that you can view.. And when we reached a little closer to the lake, we saw rare birds( My version of rare birds.. One that I have not seen before ;)) I found a reason to stop and stretch my legs. We got down and clicked a few pictures of the place and birds.


     As you continue further the road, it gets smaller only a single car can pass. For our luck there was a truck in between the road and had stopped to load itself with sugarcane that was cut. We somehow managed to go little over the edge and pass the truck by. From there the lake was just few km away. The lake according to Google satellite image is huge. where one corner of the lake touches the road passing by. So we continued on the road to try find the lake according to Google. But we realized the lake water had dried up to some extent so water was way behind. We again drove back to the road which goes up the small hill to reach the edge of the lake.

     The lake is really huge. It is man made but really huge. It is just a splendid view. You can stand at the edge of the steps and enjoy the water splash by. It was windy when we reached there, so the water was little turbulent and forming small waves. The water is very deep, that is what i felt.. I did not jump to check that but based on the wave formation it must be deep. We just settled at the steps enjoying a little drizzle and waters splash at us!Time just passed by for us.. In no time it was lunch time and as usual I was hungry. But I had come all set with few bread pieces with butter packed. We ate that and rested there.
     Its a great place for picnic. The place is still unexplored I suppose, cause it was decently clean. And while we were there, we just saw very few people. The drizzle, the huge water body, surrounded with small hills, green land on few other sides made a image that I cant get Rid off.
     It was time to leave back so we left from there. We took a different route to go join Mysore road. None of us had a lunch so we drove towards Shrirangapatna hoping to find something to eat. But its a small town and so we just continued towards Mysore. We ate at a Mangalore style food place. Hungry souls that we were we ate rice, fish and chicken. To make the day "icing on the cake" it started raining. Well if it rains i have to enjoy it, and we decided not to go home directly. We went off to Mysore and did a car tour of Mysore. Touched Chamundi hills and my friend showed all the coo-checo spots (places for couples) there and everywhere possible! And we kept teasing him about how often he comes to places like these with his girlfriends, for him to know all the spots. Poor guy, blushed when I kept pulling his leg. Anyways we spent the evening there enjoying the climate and the view. The return was a simple journey from Mysore to Bangalore.
    So if you plan to travel here, come prepared for a nice picnic with lots of food. And have a happy journey! Travel safe !