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[[File:Bandaje falls.jpg|thumb|right|Bandaje falls]]<br />
'''Bandaje falls''', also known as '''Bandaje Arbi falls''' is a waterfall located in the [[Charmadi|Charmadi ghat]] section of the [[Western Ghats]] in the [[Belthangady]] taluk of [[Dakshina Kannada district]], [[Karnataka]]. The waterfalls can be reached only by undertaking trekking in thick forests and grass lands with the help of local guides and in summer the waterfalls goes dry. The height of waterfalls is about 200 feet.<br />
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==The falls==<br />
Bandaje falls is formed by a tributary of [[Netravathi]] river and is located in a remote area of western ghats, which can be reached through trekking with the help of guides.<ref name=tough>{{cite news|last1=M|first1=Akshata|title=Take a tough trek test at Bandaje|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/243556/take-tough-trek-test-bandaje.html|accessdate=25 August 2015|publisher=Deccan Herald|date=20 April 2012}}</ref> Height of waterfalls is about 200 feet. The path to Bandaje falls from Valambra goes through thick ever green forest which ends in grass lands and those who trek without guide are likely to be lost in forest.<ref name=cell>{{cite news|title=Cellphones come to their rescue|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/cellphones-come-to-their-rescue/article1836280.ece|accessdate=25 August 2015|publisher=The Hindu, Newspaper|date=1 May 2007}}</ref> To visit Bandaje Falls, there are two different routes. If you are travelling via [[Mangalore]] - [[Ujire]], it is located 25&nbsp;km from [[Ujire]]. Travel 6&nbsp;km from Ujire towards Charmadi Ghat, take left at Somanthadka, travel for another 6&nbsp;km, then take a right turn, and travel for 2&nbsp;km to find a village named kadirudyavara, from where you can have the remote view of the Falls. However, you have to trek for 10 more km from Kadirudyavara to reach the falls.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bandaje Falls|url=http://www.karnatakaholidays.com/bandaje-falls.php|publisher=Karnataka Holidays|accessdate=22 December 2010}}</ref> Locally this falls is called as Bandaje Arbi, where Arbi means [[Waterfall|falls]] in [[Tulu language]]. Permission from Belthangady wildlife range office, Kudremukh national park is required to trek to Bandaje falls.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Mangalore]]<br />
* [[Ujire]]<br />
* [[Charmadi]]<br />
* [[Mudigere]]<br />
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[[Category:Waterfalls of Karnataka]]<br />
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