Apsarakonda

Apsarakonda

     Apsarakonda is a small village situated in Honnavar taluk of Uttara Kannda district. It is just 8 Kms from Honnavar main bus stop. There is a beautiful hill, a beautiful natural pond facing the sea.  People say that Angels used to come from heaven and take bath in that pond. Thats why the name Apsarakonda and you really feel a divine beauty here. The hill and beach offer a beautiful view of sunset.There is a beautiful temple - Umamba MahaGanapathi and Ugra Narasimha Temple  and a branch of Ramachandrapura Matt, Hosanagar (A Religious Matt of Havyaka Brahmin Community). Temple premises is calm and serene. Back side of the temple there is a beautiful but small water fall "Apsarakonda falls". There is a sign board near temple to reach the falls. Just 5 mins walk from the falls you will reach the hill. There is a viewpoint in the hill.  The Apsarkonda hillock verily offers a feast to the eyes that see. You can see beautiful view of beach, pond and surronding lush green paddy fields from this viewpoint.ApsaraKonda Hill contains many small and big caves and these caves are called Pandava Caves. People believe that Pandava's had stayed in these caves during their Vanavasa period. This place was not known to outside people for many years. That is one of the main reason it looks like untouched beauty.

Nearest Cities: Sirsi,Honnaavar,Kumta,Kundapur

Distance from Apsarakonda:

Sirsi -89.

Kundapur -85

Bhatkal -35 km

Kumta - 26 km

Honnavar - 7 km

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