Exploring Lakes around Bengaluru East! - Jinkethimmanahalli Lake

Its been 8 months since we moved to Bengaluru East. It has been hardest adieu to Bengaluru North due to obvious reasons. North were close to our heart from many angles. Be it nativity, close to lakes, close to weekend getaways, local shops, parks and many more. Time and situation steered us to Bengaluru East and we had tough time adapting to the area. More of non traditional area, water issues, narrow roads were of major concern. Finding good doctors for kids also took some time. Once we settled down on major aspects, the other hunting was for recreational purpose. Basically we needed a lake to refresh our evening and rejoice in nature.

On my frequent bike rides, I found couple of lakes. One was vast but poorly maintained. The lake was stinking with sewage and no water. Ultimately we settled for Jinkethimmanahalli Lake which was under renovation. The lake is tiny (can be called as pond as well) and surrounded by urban scape. This doesn't give a true feel of lake due to dense urban structure surrounding it. A lump of hard rocks are piled up inside lake where birds rest after heavy day. Commonly I have seen grey heron, spot billed ducks and grebes. Despite being surrounded by sparse trees, this place was the only clean option for evening walk. The periphery was around 800m covered with rock soil to prevent slush formation during rains. Being under renovation, the lake is neat and clean. Hope the maintenance lasts longer.

August month of 2023 was our first visit. The clouds were sparse thanks to poor monsoon show during August. The wind was gentle indicating weak monsoon phase. Weak winds ensued zero ripples which  allowed clouds to reflect off lake  The stray clouds added magic during sunset. Here are pictures from visit

The buildings blemishes the overall scenes. That's how city life is. We have to live with it. Still the large clouds, scenic sunset added wonderful colors to overall scene!

The lone coconut tree was subject of interest overall for photographing! Not sure when that would be beheaded. Hopefully not :-(