Coorg

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Coorg is one of the smallest districts of Karnataka in area but coorg is very popular and very attractive place. Coorg is also called as Kashmir of Karnataka for it's cool weather and natural beauty. Coorg is home to 260,000 people and is as well known for its coffee and tea estates and black Pepper. Coorg is within beautiful forests, mountains, completely this is the tourist paradise for the visitors. Hundreds of Homestays, guest houses are attracting the tourists in the recent days to stay. There are hundreds of hotels, homestays and Guest houses in the coorg. Madikeri dasara, Kailpodu, Puttari, Kaveri Sankramana are the main festival in Coorg, Locals celebrating this every year. Nagarahole national park is the most famous park in coorg and karnataka, almost kind of species here to see. The Brahmagiri Wild Life Sanctuary is in Kodagu where nature in all its wild growth and animals in all their wild movements can be seen. the Nalkunadu Palace in Coorg also one of the best place to see.

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Coorg(Kodagu) is a district of Karnataka State in Southern India. It is also known by its anglicised name of Coorg. It covers about 4,150 square kilometers of land in the Western Ghats of Southwestern Karnataka. As of 2001, the population was 549,451, with some 14% of the population residing in the district's urban centers, reamining populations is in rural centers.

Kodagu's capital is Madikeri. The district is bordered by the Dakshina Kannada District to the Northwest, the Hassan District to the North, the Mysore District to the East, the Kannur District of Kerala State to the Southwest, and the Wayanad District of Kerala to the South.

Coorg district with its headquarters at Madikeri, a perennial hill-station, has the Abbi Falls, five km away from it. The Irpu falls of the river Lakshmana Tirtha, in Coorg District, is 48 km from Virajpet, has also an old Rameshwara temple near it. Virajpeth in Kodagu has a Catholic Church in Gothic style. It celebrated its bicentenary in 1993. The small Anglican Church in Madikeri, now houses the Government Museum managed by the State Archaeology Department has some rare antiquities and beautiful glass paintings. Madikeri has the famous Omkareshwara temple built by the Coorg rulers during the 19th century. Its domes and arches make it look like an Indo-Saracenic building.

Kodava(Coorgies) and Arebhase Gowdas being the main ethnic group. These communities are the majority in Coorg. (Read more about Kodavas Language and Literature)

To stay in coorg

• Hotel Hill Town
• Misty Woods Resort
• Hotel Coorg International, Madikeri
• Heritage Resort, Madikeri
• Club Mahindra Kodagu Valley Resort, Madikeri
• Orange County Resort, Siddapur
• Veera Bhoomi Tourist Village, Kushalnagar
• King Centurian Hotel

How to reach Coorg

• By Air : The nearest airport from Coorg is Mangalore and Mysore. Many airlines connect the city like Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai.
• By Road : there is many roadsconnecting the city with important cities in Karnataka. Cities like Mysore (120 kms), Hassan (115kms), Mangalore (136kms) and Bangalore (256kms) are linked by roadways with Coorg.
• By Rail : Mysore and Hassan is the near railway station to Coorg. The city is 2 hours drive from Coorg and is also connected to the rest of India with extensive rail network.

Tourist attractions of Coorg

Talakaveri

The place where the River Kaveri originates. The temple on the riverbanks here is dedicated to lord Brahma, and is one of only two temples related to Brahma in India and Southeast Asia. Read more on Talakaveri

Nagarhole National Park :

The place derives its name from the winding river - Nagarhole meaning "snake river" - which flows through the park. The 640sq km of gently undulating terrain at the foothills of the Brahmagiri hills is covered with thick tropical forest, grassy swamps and numerous rivers and streams. The park and animal life is part of the country's first "bio-sphere reserve". Read more on Nagarhole National Park

Bhagamandala:

Bhagamandala, Kodagu dt. 288 km. from Bangalore and 35 km. from Madikeri is on the banks of the Cauvery. It has a Shiva temple called Bhagandeshwara. It has gabled roofs covered with copper plates and has magnificent wooden carving representing Shaivapuranas gaily painted. The attractive wooden figures, big and small engage the attention of the onlooker. Ganapathi, Vishnu and Subrahmanya are other shrines here. This serene place with natural beauty will have big jatra on Tula Sankramana.Read more on Bhagamandala

Madikeri(Misty Town):

Madikeri or Mercara is the main town of Coorg and is also a well known hill station and Misty Town. Some of the important places to visit around Madikeri are Raja seat-a well maintained garden with a great views of the hills, Abbi-Falls a beautiful waterfall, Bhagamandala and finally TalaKaveri-the birth place of river Kaveri, is an astoundingly beautiful place which is surrounded by mountains and Forests. Read more on Madikeri

Gadhige( Raja's Tomb):

This is one of the important Raja's monuments in Coorg. The royal tombs provide a commanding view of the town & are in the Islamic style with the domes in center and turrets at the angles, it's located in heart of Madikeri Town.

Iruppu Fall(Irppu Falls):

There is a sacred spot called Iruppu in south Kodagu on the Brahmagiri range of hills. River Lakshmana-tirtha flows nearby. Legend says that Rama and Lakshmana, warrior Gods, passed this way while searching for Rama's concert, Sita. Rama asked Lakshmana to fetch some drinking water for him. Read more on Iruppu Falls

Abbey Fall:

A big attraction for tourists and filmdom alike is the Abbey Falls, 8kms from Madikeri. Even during the summer there is plenty of water in these falls. The roar of the falls can be heard from the main road, from where a path goes through lovely coffee and cardamom plantations right up to them. Read more on Abbey Falls

Dubare Forest and Elephant Training Center:

This is mainly an elephant capturing and training camp of the Forest Department, at the edge of Dubare forest, on the bank of river Kaveri, on the Kushalnagar - Siddapur road. The largest land animal is captured here with the help of tamed elephants and local tribals - the Kurbas - and is held captive for upto 6 months in large teak wood cages. Read more on Dubare Forest

Tibetan Golden Temples - Kushalnagar:

Tibetan Golden Temple is Located near Kushalnagar, But Belongs to Mysore District. Many Tourists visits this temple who visiting Coorg. Thousands of Tibetan monks leaving here, This is one of the Tibetan Settlement in India. Many Tibetan Monastaries Here. Read more on Tibetan Golden Temple