Coorg ...

I had been to the beautiful hill station of Coorg. An amazing place which is known as the Scotland of India. We were fortunate that the climate was good. I was also able to go for white water rafting which was an adventurous thing to do. I also managed to take a dip at the Iruppu Falls one of the biggest falls which plunge down from a 170ft. It’s a beautiful sight to see and experience the force and beauty of nature, a change form the monotonous city lifestyle we all lead.


The Nagarhole National Park (officially known as the Rajiv Gandhi National Park) was a big disappointment. The reserve boasts of tawny, black-striped Royal Bengal Tiger (in larger numbers than in Bandipur National Park), panther, chita, and sloth bear, leopard, jungle cat, jackal, wild dog and sloth bear, elephant, spotted deer, sambar and also over 250 species of birds. Well all that and probably more animals! But what did we see just some spotted dears! When I asked the driver of the safari he explained that there are no animals except for the dears! He didn’t how ever tell me what had happened! It is indeed sad to see a wild life reserve which boasts of so much being completely wiped away.

I also had a chance to go to the Namdroling Monastary at Bylakuppe Village in Kushalnaga which shows off proudly to the second largest Tibetan settlements in India. The temple serves not only as the prayer hall for the Tibetans, but also as a school for their young monks. It’s a beautiful sight the temple stands magnificently amidst the surrounding scenery, where you feel suddenly transported to another realm.


Here some photos to relish !

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