Coorg Tourism's Blog http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog 'A Hill Station and Travellers Paradise' Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:11:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 List of places to visit in Kurg http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/list-of-places-to-visit-in-kurg/ http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/list-of-places-to-visit-in-kurg/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:08:38 +0000 admin http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/?p=241
Kurg is rated as one of the top hill station destinations in India. Most popular tourist attractions in Kurg include:

  • Talakaveri: the place where the River Kaveri originates
  • Abbey Falls: a scenic waterfall 5 km from Madikeri.
  • Nisargadhama: An man made island and picnic spot near Kushalanagara, formed by the river Kaveri.
  • Dubare: mainly an elephant-capturing and training camp on the bank of the river Kaveri
  • Bhagamandala: situated at the confluence of two rivers, the Kaveri and the Kanika. A third river, the Sujyothi, is said to join from underground.
  • Iruppu Falls: A sacred spot in south Kodagu in the Brahmagiri hill range.
  • Nagarahole: a national park and wildlife resort.
  • Mallalli falls: 25 km from Somwarpet, downhill of the Pushpagiri hills
  • Omkareshwara Temple: A beautiful temple in Coorg.
  • Mandalapatti: 28 km from Madiker
  • Chelavara Waterfalls Coorg – Chelavara Falls near Virajpet in Coorg
]]> http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/list-of-places-to-visit-in-kurg/feed/ 0 Hidden truths and facts of Coorg http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/hidden-facts-and-truths-of-coorg/ http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/hidden-facts-and-truths-of-coorg/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:39:22 +0000 admin http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/?p=229 Veerarajendra, the King (exiled) of Coorg, and his daughter Gowramma, were the first Indian royals to land in Britain in 1852. Gowramma's embracing Christanity and acquiring a Western education, as a ruse to secure permission to visit England. Queen Victoria was Godmother to Gowramma, Queen Victoria had grand marriage plans of the princess and another exiled royalty Maharaja Duleep Singh of Punjab.Much to the disappointment of the British, Maharaja Duleep Singh was not keen to enter into matrimony with Gowramma.Maharaja Duleep Singh played matchmaker and helped in forming an alliance between the 19 – year – old Gowramma and 50 – year – old Col. John Campbell, who had served in the Army in India.the couple had a child named Edith Victoria Gowramma.Gowramma who succumbed to tuberculosis and died when she was 23 years old.

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]]> http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/coorg-tourism-chelavara-falls/feed/ 0 Kurg Hill Station in South India http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/kurg-hill-station-south-india/ http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/kurg-hill-station-south-india/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:35:15 +0000 admin http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/?p=217 Kurg is situated in Karnataka which attracts thousands of tourists every year from all over the country. Kurg A hill Station s full of natural beauty due to lush green forests and the beautiful mountains.British rulers was successful in getting Coorg free and developed this place into a beautiful hill station with beautiful coffee and oranges plantation

]]> http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/kurg-hill-station-south-india/feed/ 0 National Park in Coorg http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/national-park-in-coorg/ http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/national-park-in-coorg/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:54:36 +0000 admin http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/?p=212 Nagarhole National Park, also known as the Rajiv Gandhi National Park.It was set up in 1955 as a wildlife sanctuary and later converted into a national park in year 1988.

The place derives its name from Kannada – Naga meaning snake and hole referring to streams.

Nagarhole National Park (also known as ‘Rajiv Gandhi National Park’) is located 93 km away from Mysore. It is spread between Kodagu / Coorg and Mysore districts. The national park has rich forest cover, little streams, valleys and waterfalls.

* Mammals: Elephant, Jackal, Tiger, Panther, Gaur, Muntjac, Sambar, Spotted deer, Mongoose, Civet cat, Hyena, and Sloth Bear.

* Reptiles: King Cobra, Krait, Python, Viper, Tortoise, Monitor Lizard ,Toads etc.

Flagship species like tiger (Panthera tigris), Indian bison or gaur (Bos gaurus) and Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are found in large numbers inside the park

Temperature during summer would be around 32°C. Winter is brief from November to January and has the temperature dipping to 12 °C and rains from June to October.

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]]> http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/coorg-travel-guide/feed/ 0 Coorgi Festivals http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/coorgi-festivals/ http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/coorgi-festivals/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:09:02 +0000 admin http://www.coorgtourism.org/blog/?p=71 Main Three Festivals of coorg :-

  • Kailpoldu :-  Kail means weapon  and Poldu means worship. This festival is held to worship their weapons as Kodavas are mainly Warriors
  • Tula Sankramana :- It is also called as  kaveri sankramana . River Cauvery is the lifeline of South India.  On this day the people gather at the origin of the river and wait for the miracle to occur. According to popular belief Goddess Cauvery emerges out of the dry spring on a particular day at a specific time. Following this  tradition devotees come here to take a dip in the river.
  • Puttari :- Puttari means new rice, and is the rice harvest festival .When the Paddy crop is ready for harvest, the villagers chant “Poli Poli Deva” and a little crop is cut, bound in small bunches and is handed out to all those present during the occasion. The bunch of Paddy crop will be taken home and is preserved as a sign of prosperity.

Apart from these Ugadi and Shivaratri are also celebrated

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