Nisarga Dhama

Cauvery Nisargadhama

 

Its a picnic spot near Khushalnagar in Kodagu district an amazing  Island formed by the Kaveri river at a distance of 30 km from Madikeri.
To enter Nisargadhama we have to pass through a hanging rope bridge. This place is really awesome. I could see lush Bamboo grooves, teak and sandal wood trees.There is a small play ground for kids. Have to say this is a forest garden with full of tress, Deers, elephants, rabbits and more :P
6 p.m is the closing time and we just made it in there just in time.The surrounding was pitch dark and I couldn't spend more than 15 minutes inside Nisargadhama.
Missed boating, an Elephant ride and other fun stuff.Was able to see Deers in dark though.My friends and the security guards of the park were concerned about our safety so we decided to leave.According to me this is the best place I had been, nothing short of a jungle and it got on to my nerves.


 Golden temple at Khushalnagar in Karnataka
 
A day was spent and we had a day more left!
There were two more place left to see, "THE famous DUBARE Forest" and the golden temple. We were not sure whether we should spend one more day in Coorg or to visit Mysore.Later it was decided that we should visit Golden Temple the last place in Khushalnagar then to Mysore and Brindhavan Gardens :) Yet I do suggest that one shouldn't miss an Elephant ride in the jungle of Dubare forest.I was not all that lucky though.

 Well we just hurried to golden temple as it was night and we were a hungry Lion.The sight of the golden temple did relax my mind. Its sort of a trance moment in which time stands still and I was gazing something so lovely as if its not belong to this world and in fact a dream!!The golden temple stands unconventionally beautiful.The walls and roof of the temple are decorated with beautiful paintings.I did get a feel as if I'm in the Tibetan town.The Monastery is home for the Tibetans under exile.
The temple is royal, majestic, rich and very colorful with three huge Buddha statues looking down the altar. The 2 dragon pillars just in front of three Buddha statues is eye-catching.Well couldn't get the right pictures even with flash. Its was really a starry night and inside it was kinda dark.Was cursing my Canon 550D. Did capture dragons as my darling brother is very much fond of dragons.

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Bhagamandala in Coorg

TalaKaveri, all away from city and located completely in a remote place I bet my lungs were so confused for a while for the quality intake of O2. Amen!!

It was almost noon when we reached Bhagamandala temple. The temple design was simple yet beautiful. We decided to have PRASADAM(Lunch) in the temple instead of going to a hotel. Well the temple authorities did manage well in arranging lunch to all the pilgrims. The clock was ticking so fast and we had been left with a long list of places to see.

The next place we decided to visit was Raja-seat. Its a park or a kind of garden. I didn't find the place to be of worth except for a joy ride in a small train and yummy ice cream in our hands.

Vacation to Coorg, INDIA

It was on Friday evening when I got an invitation from my friends to join them on a vacation to Coorg and Mysore. Well I hardly had half an hour to decide as the trip was planned for the same night. The offer was so tempting I decided to accept the offer.

We started 2-3 hrs late from Bangalore i.e 10.30 p.m and our cab started to roll on its wheels towards Coorg.
Once we crossed Mysore the smooth riding was almost over. The track was not narrow and the real dense weather added to the driver's woes!

He could hardly see anything as the visibility rate started to deteriorate. We started a conversation with him as he was comfortable with our native language Kannada.

When asked whether he knows the exact location of the hotel we had booked he indeed was very happy telling us that he recommends the same hotel tohis customers!!:P We were so happy and content from his reply. We reached Coorg by 3 a.m and rested for another 3 hours in the hotel.


We had a checklist on what places we were supposed to see in a two days time period. We started the day with a breakfast. I was content with my idli and Vada . It was nice in comparison with the breakfast available at work place.

The first stop for us in Coorg is known as TALACAUVERI. This place is generally considered to be the source for Cauveri River situated in the Brahmagiri hills.There is a tank built at the origin of Cauveri River which feeds this tank in the form of a spring. This is a holy place marked by a small temple and frequented by Hindu pilgrims.

Just above the temple if we climb over a 100 steps there is a view point. Climbing the steps is so tiresome in fact one can hear their heartbeat. No gyms required for the locals!!

At the view point I could see a wind mill located in the neighboring hill. Wish there was in place some kind of travel mechanism to reach there.
Most of the tourist places in India are untapped. Hope the tourism depart will rethink on it.