Yana In Karnataka Has A Cluster Of 61 Alien-Like Rocks, Sitting Deep In The Forests Of The Western Ghats

Yana In Karnataka Has A Cluster Of 61 Alien-Like Rocks, Sitting Deep In The Forests Of The Western Ghats

In the 1996 Kannada film, Nammoora Mandara Hoove, actor Shiva Rajkumar is seen eyes wide open, spellbound by the towering presence of the Yana Rocks in front of him. He mouths a “wow” as Ilaiyaraaja’s score croons in the background. The sharp, solid black, crystalline rocks resemble a castle reaching for the skies. Decades later, if you were to travel to Yana in Karnataka, like Shiv Rajkumar’s character, you’d fall short of words to describe its…