Hi friends, I am back with another trip to a place in Karnataka, called coorg. The age old name of coorg is "Kodagu", which along with the time changed to coorg.
Madikere (as the place is called), is a place in Coorg , a district in Karnataka, famous for its marvelous scenic beauty and its paradigm waterfalls. The place has been receiving laudatory response from the tourists from ages. The place is also famous for its replete coffee plantations.
I had been there on nascent hot weather announcing the early summer. But still when I landed there, the place was relieving cool. The pristine hills inhabited by people, small ponds and lakes here and there between the houses made picture perfect scenery. The natives are proud of the copious supply of pure natural honey that they get from the nearby forest.
I was left with a choice of visiting first the temples or the forest or the waterfalls. I was like Huckleberry Finn wrestling with a dilemma. After much deliberation, I decided to visit the temples first. The first temple that I visited is Bhagandeshwara temple which is on the bank of Sangam, a place of high religious importance to Hindus, where three rivers, Kaveri , Kannika and the subterranean river Sujyothi meet. It is located at a distance of 40km from Madikere. As it was an approaching summer day, the water was not much to my expectations but it was worth visiting. All the three rivers were traversing through the temple into the faraway woods and one could hear the clamor made by the dashing waters. A 100 meters walk from the Sangam took me to the Bhagandeshwara temple , the most enticing structure of kodagu, built by the kings of Chola Dynasty in unmatched Kerala architecture. As the legend goes, Sage Bhagamangala placed a Shiva linga inside the temple and worshipped. The temple encompasses shrines of Lord Ganesha, Mahavishnu and Subrahmanya. The best time to catch a glimpse of this temple is during the "Hutari" festival, which marks the celebration of new grains. Legends also has it that every year on Tulasankramana day (approximately on 17th October) Goddess Parvati appears in the Kundike as the sacred teerthodbhava. This occasion is marked by the sudden upsurge of water in the kundike and is considered very auspicious.
Check out the snaps friends and trust me, this place is one worth visiting. This is going to take more than one blog to describe piously about Coorg. So, keep reading my blog and keep blogging and be in the reverie of coorg.
Shravs signing off….Take care…Saonara….. J
