Gangamoola

balladuraga near by sunkasale kalasa taluk is a hill in the Chikkamagaluru district of the state of Karnataka, India.

Also known as Varaha Parvata, it is one of the hills in the Western Ghats range and is known for being the source of three rivers, Tunga, Bhadra and Netravathi.

[4] The area in the vicinity of the hill is rich in magnetite-quartzite deposits which yield iron ore.[2] Gangamoola is a part of the Kudremukh biodiversity sub-cluster of the Western Ghats which has been nominated to receive the designation of a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

After covering a total distance of 147 km, it joins the Bhadra at Koodli near Shivamogga and forms the Tungabhadra river.

[7] From its origin, the Netravathi flows west, passing the towns of Dharmasthala and Mangalore before joining the Arabian Sea.