Coorg - The scotland of India!

As i write this post in the hot hot weather of Hyderabad and Last year,this time, we[Hubby and Me] were happily roaming in the pleasant weather of coorg. How i wish i can go back in time or go to coorg this year as well!<sighs>.

Coorg also known as kodagu means 'dense forest on a steep hill'.This little town [actually its known as coorg district as its a province in the British era] is situated amidst the dense forests of western ghats,nestled at an elevation of 1525mts on the southwestern end of Karnataka.It is famously known as the scotland of India.Acres and acres of Lush green coffee plantations, breathtaking views and the pleasant weather sums up coorg.

Day 1 

We boarded the Rajdhani express from Hyderabad from the secunderabad station at 18:35, its an overnight journey of around 12hrs to Banagalore. Reached bangalore at around 6:30am the next day. Coorg is around 7hours journey from bangalore approx 200miles. We took a bus to coorg from bangalore's majestic bus stand at 7:30am, rajahamsa,airavatha are the good ones, you would not feel that much discomfort while travelling.I personally like to travel by public transport if its 2-3 travelers, if more, a private one would be better.

We reached coorg at 3:00pm, checked into the hotel.In the evening , our first visit was to the namdroling monastery ,famously known as the 'golden temple' located at Bylakuppe, kushal nagar. It is the largest teaching center of Nyingmapa - a lineage of Tibetan Budshism in the world.As soon as you enter the temple the first thing which catches your eye are  the vibrant blue,red,orange and golden colors everywhere and the monks sprawling across the campus.The shopping complex nearby offers you wide variety of Tibetan goods from the china ware to the chopsticks.I bought a bell which resembles the prayer bell at the monastery which you can see in the below pictures as well and a pair of chopsticks which i haven't used till now ! After the sunset we came back to the hotel , had our dinner.There were some authentic coorg culture dances going on in the resort at the dining area to entertain the guests.After dinner, we had a long walk across the lawns of the resorts and called it a day!

The Entrance of the golden temple

The idol of Buddha inside the temple.

Prayer Bell at the monastery.

Details on the door knob of the temple.

Miniature of the monastery

Day2:

We along with another couple from the resort planned to go to tala cauvery[talakaveri],bhagamandala and raja's seat.On  the way to tala-cauvery comes the bhagmandala temple. Enroute we passed through many pepper,cardamoms apart from many coffee plantations. Bhagandeshwara temple is the main attraction of bhagmandala.The temple is situated on the confluence of cauvery and its two tributeries kanika and the mystical sujyothi river, also known as the famous 'Triveni sangamam'.The architecture of the temple is built in the kerala style.From there we went to tala kaveri. It is the birth place of the kaveri river.There is small temple at the source and we climbed the hill adjacent to it to have a better view of the valley and it was breathtaking.
Later we had our lunch and headed to raja's seat.The weather was ok in the afternoon but by the time we reached raja's seat, it was very chilled and pleasant.We really enjoyed the toy train ride and the valley view from the seat. The raja used to sit in that place everyday and enjoy the sunset.Now, thats what i call is royalty.Headed back to the resort tired for the day.

valley view from the talakaveri spot,coorg

Valley view from the Raja's seat, coorg

<3 A pigeon in flight at the resort, coorg

A pigeon on flight at the resort, coorg

Day3:

Packed our bags and left to Nisargadhama on the way to the busstop and a had a quick visit to the place.It is a small island formed by the kaveri river.There is wooden rope bridge to get to the place.There were some cottages on the island as well.when inquired, it needs prior reservation to book these.They are situated right in the middle of a dense forest.There were elephants and a deer park inside.Tourists were feeding the deer with the cucumbers you get in the shop beside the park.And some were enjoying the elephant rides.
We headed to the bus stop and boarded a bus to Bangalore , stayed over by a cousin's place and left for Hyderabad the next day by the same rajdhani express and reached home,sweet home.

All in all quite pleasant trip.Prefer to go again but this time during sep-oct as i already went once in the summer.Next time i want to be surrounded by all the mist coorg has to offer. :-)

Portrait of An elephant at the nissargadhama , coorg