Coorg

Rajas Tomb – Gaddige – Coorg

Gaddige or Gadduge is a place towards the north of Coorg with tombs of Kodava royalty, court dignitaries, royal priest…

Dubare Elephant Camp

An island on river Cauvery solely dedicated to training captured Elephants and providing information on Elephants to enthusiastic tourists is…

Talacauvery

The birth place of Cauvery / Kaveri River is Talacauvery. It is nestled in the hills of Brahmagiri range near…

Madikeri Fort – Coorg

Madikeri or Mercara is the headquarters of Coorg or Kodagu District. It was founded by Prince Mudduraja of Haleri Dynasty…

Omkareshwar Temple – Madikeri

In Madikeri / Coorg there is an ancient Omkareshwar temple dedicated to Lord Omkareshwara / Shiva which was built by…

Coorg

South Indian heroine Suhasini wearing  coorgi style saree and crooning the song “Madikeri sepoyi…” (Madikeri soldier) on mist covered hills…

Namdroling Monastery

The largest Tibetan settlement is at Bylakuppe in Coorg District, near Kushalnagar.  As you enter Bylakuppe you can see many…

Cauvery Nisargadhama

I always felt lucky living in Mysore as the choice of weekend getaways were innumerable.  One such favorite getaway was…

Iruppu Falls

Another spectacular sight in the Western Ghats is the Iruppu falls. Lakshmanatheertha river originates in  the Brahmagiri hills in the…