As we grow older, our time with our parents becomes more limited. I believe that at some point in our adult lives we should take the time to travel with our parents. My parents are the coolest and supportive of my travelling endeavours. When it comes to planning the trip with my parents, I take extra care to choose places of their interest - mostly architecture and nature. We decided to take a trip to Shimoga to meet our grandparents. A list of places marked down on the way and we started out to hit the Tumkur road. The first destination - Vani Vilasa Sagara / Marikanive dam in Chitradurga. Brief on Vani Vilasa Sagara Dam / Marikanive dam V ani Vilas Sagar Dam / Vani Vilasa Sagara, also known as Mari Kanive , is the oldest dam of Karnataka built 103 years ago. It is located in Hiriyur taluk of Chitradurga district , which is 160 km from Bangalore . The dam is an exquisite piece of architecture, an engineering marvel for that time, and provides water to lots of surrounding cities, to
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