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	'''Yana''' is a village located in forests of the [[Sirsi, Karnataka\|Sirsi]] and [[Kumta]] [[Uttara Kannada]] district of [[Karnataka]], India which is known for the unusual [[karst]] [[rock formation]]s. It is located in the [[Sahyadri]] mountain range of the [[Western Ghats]], about {{convert\|60\|km\|mi}} from [[Karwar]] port, {{convert\|39\|km\|mi}} from [[Sirsi, Karnataka\|Sirsi]], and {{convert\|31\|km\|mi}} from [[Kumta]]. Yana is one of the wettest villages in the world ~~and it~~ is cleanest village in [[Karnataka]] and second cleanest village in [[India]]. The two unique rock [[outcrop]]s near the village are a tourist attraction and easily approachable by a small trek through {{convert\|0.5\|km\|mi}} of thick forests from the nearest road head.<ref name=Kamat>{{Cite web\|url= http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/yana.htm\|title= The Rocks Caves and Beauty of Yana\|author= Krishnanand Kamat\|access-date=2009-09-28\|publisher= Kamat's potpurri\|date=2001-05-07}}</ref><ref name=twin>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2001/05/07/stories/100772g4.htm\|title= The twin pinnacles of Yana\|access-date=2009-09-28\|publisher=Financial daily of THE HINDU group of publications\|date=2001-05-07}}</ref><ref name=trail>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.trailofview.com/trail/coastal_karnataka\|title= Coastal Karnataka: Yana\|access-date=2009-09-28}}</ref><ref name=Konkan>{{Cite web\|url=http://trekkerpedia.com/2016/09/yana-rock-caves-travel-trek-guide-from-sirsi-kumta/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910165456/http://trekkerpedia.com/2016/09/yana-rock-caves-travel-trek-guide-from-sirsi-kumta/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2016-09-10 \|title=Yana near Sirsi / Yallapur, North Karnataka \|access-date=2009-09-28 }}</ref>		'''Yana''' is a village located in forests of the [[Sirsi, Karnataka\|Sirsi]] and [[Kumta]] [[Uttara Kannada]] district of [[Karnataka]], India which is known for the unusual [[karst]] [[rock formation]]s. It is located in the [[Sahyadri]] mountain range of the [[Western Ghats]], about {{convert\|60\|km\|mi}} from [[Karwar]] port, {{convert\|39\|km\|mi}} from [[Sirsi, Karnataka\|Sirsi]], and {{convert\|31\|km\|mi}} from [[Kumta]]. Yana is one of the wettest villages in the world. It is the cleanest village in [[Karnataka]], and the second cleanest village in [[India]]. The two unique rock [[outcrop]]s near the village are a tourist attraction and easily approachable by a small trek through {{convert\|0.5\|km\|mi}} of thick forests from the nearest road head.<ref name=Kamat>{{Cite web\|url= http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/yana.htm\|title= The Rocks Caves and Beauty of Yana\|author= Krishnanand Kamat\|access-date=2009-09-28\|publisher= Kamat's potpurri\|date=2001-05-07}}</ref><ref name=twin>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2001/05/07/stories/100772g4.htm\|title= The twin pinnacles of Yana\|access-date=2009-09-28\|publisher=Financial daily of THE HINDU group of publications\|date=2001-05-07}}</ref><ref name=trail>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.trailofview.com/trail/coastal_karnataka\|title= Coastal Karnataka: Yana\|access-date=2009-09-28}}</ref><ref name=Konkan>{{Cite web\|url=http://trekkerpedia.com/2016/09/yana-rock-caves-travel-trek-guide-from-sirsi-kumta/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910165456/http://trekkerpedia.com/2016/09/yana-rock-caves-travel-trek-guide-from-sirsi-kumta/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2016-09-10 \|title=Yana near Sirsi / Yallapur, North Karnataka \|access-date=2009-09-28 }}</ref>

	Yana is famous for these two massive rock outcrops known as the Bhairaveshwara Shikhara and the Mohini Shikhara ("Shikhara" means "hill"). The huge rocks are composed of solid black, crystalline [[karst]] [[limestone]]. Bhairaveshwara Shikhara is {{convert\|120\|m\|ft}} in height, while the Mohini Shikhara, which is smaller, is {{convert\|90\|m\|ft}} in height. Yana is also well known as a pilgrimage centre because of the cave temple below the Bhairaveshwara [[Sikhara\|Shikhara]] where a [[Swayambhu]] ("self manifested", or "that which is created by its own accord") [[linga]] has been formed. Water drips from the roof over the linga, adding to the sanctity of the place.<ref name=Kamat/><ref name=twin/><ref name=trail/>		Yana is famous for these two massive rock outcrops known as the Bhairaveshwara Shikhara and the Mohini Shikhara ("Shikhara" means "hill"). The huge rocks are composed of solid black, crystalline [[karst]] [[limestone]]. Bhairaveshwara Shikhara is {{convert\|120\|m\|ft}} in height, while the Mohini Shikhara, which is smaller, is {{convert\|90\|m\|ft}} in height. Yana is also well known as a pilgrimage centre because of the cave temple below the Bhairaveshwara [[Sikhara\|Shikhara]] where a [[Swayambhu]] ("self manifested", or "that which is created by its own accord") [[linga]] has been formed. Water drips from the roof over the linga, adding to the sanctity of the place.<ref name=Kamat/><ref name=twin/><ref name=trail/>

	During ~~annual festivities held here during the~~ [[Shivaratri]], a [[car festival]] is ~~also~~ held. The place and surrounding hillocks are also known for ~~ever green~~ scenic ~~forest~~.<ref name=Kamat/><ref name=twin/><ref name=trail/>		During [[Shivaratri]] here, a [[car festival]] is held, along with other festivities. The place and its surrounding hillocks are also known for their evergreen scenic forests.<ref name=Kamat/><ref name=twin/><ref name=trail/>

	[A note for locating places around Yana village by GPS: Yana village; Bhairaveshwara shikhara, Yana; Mohini Shikhara, Yana; Yana Rocks, Yana; Yana caves; Yana Parking lot and Vibhooti Falls, on Mattighatta Rd, Achave are all located in close vicinity. However, there is no short road connecting all these places - google map planner by car pulls out a 70 km loop]

	==Geography==		==Geography==

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'''Yana''' is a village located in forests of the [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]] and [[Kumta]] [[Uttara Kannada]] district of [[Karnataka]], India which is known for the unusual [[karst]] [[rock formation]]s. It is located in the [[Sahyadri]] mountain range of the [[Western Ghats]], about {{convert|60|km|mi}} from [[Karwar]] port, {{convert|39|km|mi}} from [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]], and {{convert|31|km|mi}} from [[Kumta]]. Yana is one of the wettest villages in the world and it is cleanest village in [[Karnataka]] and second cleanest village in [[India]]. The two unique rock [[outcrop]]s near the village are a tourist attraction and easily approachable by a small trek through {{convert|0.5|km|mi}} of thick forests from the nearest road head.<ref name=Kamat>{{Cite web|url= http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/yana.htm|title= The Rocks Caves and Beauty of Yana|author= Krishnanand Kamat|access-date=2009-09-28|publisher= Kamat's potpurri|date=2001-05-07}}</ref><ref name=twin>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2001/05/07/stories/100772g4.htm|title= The twin pinnacles of Yana|access-date=2009-09-28|publisher=Financial daily of THE HINDU group of publications|date=2001-05-07}}</ref><ref name=trail>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trailofview.com/trail/coastal_karnataka|title= Coastal Karnataka: Yana|access-date=2009-09-28}}</ref><ref name=Konkan>{{Cite web|url=http://trekkerpedia.com/2016/09/yana-rock-caves-travel-trek-guide-from-sirsi-kumta/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910165456/http://trekkerpedia.com/2016/09/yana-rock-caves-travel-trek-guide-from-sirsi-kumta/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-09-10 |title=Yana near Sirsi / Yallapur, North Karnataka |access-date=2009-09-28 }}</ref>

Yana is famous for these two massive rock outcrops known as the Bhairaveshwara Shikhara and the Mohini Shikhara ("Shikhara" means "hill"). The huge rocks are composed of solid black, crystalline [[karst]] [[limestone]]. Bhairaveshwara Shikhara is {{convert|120|m|ft}} in height, while the Mohini Shikhara, which is smaller, is {{convert|90|m|ft}} in height. Yana is also well known as a pilgrimage centre because of the cave temple below the Bhairaveshwara [[Sikhara|Shikhara]] where a [[Swayambhu]] ("self manifested", or "that which is created by its own accord") [[linga]] has been formed. Water drips from the roof over the linga, adding to the sanctity of the place.<ref name=Kamat/><ref name=twin/><ref name=trail/>

During annual festivities held here during the [[Shivaratri]], a [[car festival]] is also held. The place and surrounding hillocks are also known for ever green scenic forest.<ref name=Kamat/><ref name=twin/><ref name=trail/>

[A note for locating places around Yana village by GPS: Yana village; Bhairaveshwara shikhara, Yana; Mohini Shikhara, Yana; Yana Rocks, Yana; Yana caves; Yana Parking lot and Vibhooti Falls, on Mattighatta Rd, Achave are all located in close vicinity. However, there is no short road connecting all these places - google map planner by car pulls out a 70 km loop]

==Geography==
The two rock [[monoliths]] or hillocks, surrounded by thick forests and streams, rise sharply above the surrounding area near Yana village. They are part of the Sahyadri hill range in the [[Western Ghats]] in [[South India]] and give a conspicuous identity to Yana and the entire hill range. In the first rock hill, Bhairaveshwara Shikhara, there is {{convert|3|m|ft}} wide opening in the rock face that leads into a cave. Within the cave, there is a bronze statue of '[[Chandi]]ka', an incarnation of the goddess [[Durga]]. The cave has a swayambu ("self manifested") Shiva Linga ("symbol of Shiva") over which spring water trickles from the roof of the tunnel overhead. Emerging as a small stream, called the Chandihole, it eventually merges with the Aghanashini River at Uppinapattana. Local people interpret this as the emergence of the a river, ''Gangodbhava'' (emerging [[Ganges]]).<ref name=Kamat/><ref name=trail/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-74244299.html|title= India: The twin pinnacles of Yana|access-date=2009-09-28}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> There are about 61 limestone rock structures, within a radius of 3 km, of which two are of notable size.<ref name=chitra>{{cite news|last=Ramaswamy|first=Chitra|title=Mohini's scorching dance|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/weekend-life/mohinis-scorching-dance/article4315760.ece|access-date=4 January 2014|newspaper=The HIndu|date=17 January 2013}}</ref>

The natural creation of the Shiva linga in the cave is attributed by scientists to the geological phenomenon formed by the [[stalactite]]s and [[stalagmite]]s in limestone formations.<ref name =Ranade>{{Cite book|last=Ranade|first= Prabha Shastri|title=Infrastructure development and its environmental impact: study of Konkan Railway|work=Coastal Karnataka|page=161|access-date=2009-09-28|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cGSKjaym3TcC&q=Yana+rocks+in+karnataka&pg=PA161|publisher= Concept Publishing Company|year=2009|isbn=978-81-8069-450-9}}</ref> There was a proposal to utilize the rocks for industries such as a cement factory.<ref name=Kamat/>

A natural waterfall located at a distance of about 8 km known as Vibhuti Falls ("[[Vibhuti]]" means "ashes") also attracts tourists. It is so named because its third drop, stream which is not visible from main viewpoint, is divided to three streams, resembling Vibhuti, it has to be trekked downhill half a kilometre to be reached, visible.<ref name=trail/><ref name=trekwiki>{{Cite web|url=http://trekwiki.wetpaint.com/page/Yana|title=Yana|access-date=2009-09-28}}</ref>

[[File:Vibuthi water falls.jpg|thumb|alt=Photograph of Vibuthi Water Falls.|Vibuthi Water Falls, near Yana]]

==History==
[[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton]], a British official of the [[East India Company]], surveyed the site in 1801. At that time, according to his reports, there was a population of more than ten thousand in and around this place. Over the years, people have migrated to other regions to pursue their vocations. At present, the place is inhabited by only a few families, one of them being the Pujari ("priest") family.<ref name=Kamat/> With a 16 km trek, Yana was a trekker's delight during the 20th century. When a popular Kannada movie, [[Nammoora Mandara Hoove]], was shot here and all-weather road made which provides easy access, the place became famous and attracts thousands of tourists every week.<ref name=spire>{{cite news|last=B V|first=Prakash|title=Spires of Yana |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Mar102009/spectrum20090309122987.asp|access-date=4 January 2014|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=10 March 2009}}</ref>

==Legend==

[[Hindu mythology]] links this place with an event in the life of the [[Asura]], or demon king [[Bhasmasura]]. Bhasmasura, by austere penance, obtained a boon from lord Shiva. This boon made it so that when Bhasmasura placed his hand over any one's head, he would burn them up and turn them into ashes (bhasma). It is further narrated that, in order to test his powers, [[Bhasmasura]] wanted to place his hands on his patron Lord Shiva's head. He chased Shiva, which unnerved Shiva and prompted him to move from his heavenly abode to earth to seek the help of [[Lord Vishnu]]. Vishnu transformed himself to help Shiva, adopting the form of beautiful damsel named [[Mohini]] who enticed [[Bhasmasura]] with her beauty. Bhasmsura was quite infatuated by Mohini, and agreed to a challenge she issued for a dance competition.<ref name=twin/>

During the dance competition, Mohini cleverly performed a dance bhang ("pose") with hand over head. Without realizing the gravity of this act, the demon king also placed his hand over his head and perished by the fire of his own hands, he was converted into ashes.<ref name=twin/> It is believed that the fire that emanated during this act was so intense that the limestone formations in the Yana area were blackened. The loose black soil or ash seen around the two large rock formations in the area are cited as proof of the legend by devotees who see them as due to the fire and that ashes produced by Bhasmasura death. The two hillocks are also named for this event: the tall peak being Bhairaveshwara Shikhara ("Shiva's hill"), and the smaller peak, a few steps down below, being Mohini Shikhara ("Mohini's hill") where an idol of goddess [[Parvathi]] is installed. There are also several other small caves nearby. There is also a [[Ganesha]] temple in the vicinity.<ref name=twin/>

==Festival==
During [[Maha Shivaratri]], annual festivities are held here for 10 days.<ref name=chitra/> At this time, devotees (estimated to be around 10,000) on pilgrimage to this place (called 'Bhairava kshetra), after their ablutions, carry holy water from the spring in the cave to a nearby town known as [[Gokarn]] for performing Maha Mastaka [[Abhisheka]] (pouring libations on the idol of the deity being worshipped) of Mahabaleswara. This has led to a popular saying that <blockquote>''devotees rush to Gokarn, for worship whereas people of that town travel to Yana for the same purpose!''
</blockquote>. In the past, there was also a saying in [[Kannada language|Kannada]] that <blockquote>
''Sokkidhavanu Yanakke hogutaane, rokkiddhavanu Gokarna ke hoguthane''</blockquote>, which translated into [[English language|English]] means:<ref name=trekkers>{{Cite web|url= https://trekkerpedia.com/2016/09/yana-rock-caves-travel-trek-guide-from-sirsi-kumta/|title= Yana - A Must for Hikers/Trekkers|access-date=2009-09-28}}</ref>
<blockquote>''The one with tremendous guts and determination goes to Yana and the one with money bags goes to Gokarna, on one’s pilgrimage to Yana.''</blockquote>

==Requests for special protection status==
[[File:Yana Rocks - 5.jpg|thumb|200px|Yana rocks in [[North Canara]]]]
People of the region have expressed a view that Yana should be declared as a National Natural Heritage site, since it is a historical and a major tourist centre in [[Uttara Kannada]]. The place is also considered a biodiversity hotspot of the Sahyadri hill range, and hence it has been suggested that the area be protected under the Biodiversity Preservation Act 2002.<ref name=heritage>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/29/stories/2004052904720300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040708034547/http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/29/stories/2004052904720300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-07-08|title= Natural heritage site status sought for Yana|access-date=2009-09-28|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2004-05-29}}</ref>

==Transportation==
The road distances on the [[National Highway (India)|NH]] 17 connecting Yana village are: Kumta - {{convert|25|km|mi}}, Sirsi - {{convert|40|km|mi}}, [[Gokarna, Uttara Kannada|Gokarna]] - {{convert|52|km|mi}}, [[Hubli]] - {{convert|142|km|mi}} and [[Mangalore]] - {{convert|230|km|mi}}. The nearest rail head is at Kumta, and the nearest airport is Hubli. The road from [[Bangalore]] is via Sirsi – a distance of {{convert|410|km|mi}} by [[National Highway (India)|National Highway]] 4 (NH-4). The best approach to Yana is from Kumta or Sirsi. A road deviation between these two towns on the highway is near the village of Kathagala. There is also an alternate route to reach Sirsi from Yana via Devanhalli and Mathighatta via [[Vaddi Ghat]]. A single lane road was constructed in the thick forest which reduces the trek-length {{convert|0.5|km|mi}} and drawing more number of tourists.<ref name=twin/>

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