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Coorg tourism

1. Coorg

2. Location Kodagu  (also known by its former name  Coorg ) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State ,  at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State It occupies an area of 4,102 square kilometres (1,584  sq  mi) in the Western Ghatsof south-western Karnataka. In 2001 its population was 548,561, 13.74% of which resided in the district's urban centre, making it the least populous of the 30 districts in Karnataka.The nearest railway stations are Mysore Junction, located around 95 km away and  Thalasseri  and Kannur in Kerala, at a distance of 79 km. The nearest airports are Kannur International Airport in  Kerala (59 km from Kodagu) and Mangalore International Airport (118 km from Kodagu).

3. Geography Kodagu is located on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. It has a geographical area of 4,102 km 2  (1,584  sq  mi ).  The district is bordered by Dakshina Kannada district to the northwest, Hassan district to the north, Mysore district to the east,  Kasaragod district of Kerala in west and Kannur district of Kerala to the southwest, and Wayanad district of Kerala to the south. It is a hilly district, the lowest elevation being 50 metres (160  ft ) above sea-level near makutta. The highest peak, Tadiandamol, rises to 1,750 metres (5,740  ft ), with  Pushpagiri, the second highest, at 1,715 metres (5,627  ft ). The main river in Kodagu is the  Kaveri (Cauvery ), which originates at Talakaveri, located on the eastern side of the Western Ghats, and with its tributaries , drains the greater part of Kodagu.

4. History The  Kodavas  were the earliest inhabitants and agriculturists in Kodagu, having lived there for centuries. Being a warrior community as well, they carried arms during times of war and had their own chieftains. The earliest mention about Coorg can be seen in the works those date back to  Sangam period (300 BCE - 300 CE). The  Ezhimaladynasty had jurisdiction over two  Nadu s - The coastal   Poozhinadu  and the hilly eastern  Karkanadu . According to the works of  Sangamliterature ,  Poozhinadu  consisted much of the coastal belt between Mangalore and Kozhikode . Karkanadu  consisted of  Wayanad-Gudalur  hilly region with parts of Kodagu (Coorg ).  The  Haleri dynasty, an offshoot of the  Keladi Nayakas , ruled Kodagu between 1600 and 1834. Later the British ruled Kodagu from 1834, after the Coorg War, until India's independence in 1947. A separate state (called Coorg State) until then, in 1956 Kodagu was merged with the Mysore State (now Karnataka ).

5. Tourism Kodagu is rated as one of the top hill station destinations in India. Some of the most popular tourist attractions in Kodagu include Talakaveri, Bhagamandala , Nisargadhama , Abbey Falls,   Dubare ,  Nagarahole National Park,  Iruppu Falls, and the Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple, [ Talakaveri  is 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 dedicated to Brahma in India and Southeast Asia.  Bhagamandala  is situated at the Sangama (confluence) of two rivers, the Kaveri and the Kannika . A third river, the Sujyothi , is said to join from underground, and hence this spot is called the Triveni Sangama .  Iruppu Falls is a sacred Kodagu Hindu spot in South Kodagu in the Brahmagiri hill range. The  Lakshmana Tirtha River, with the waterfalls, flows nearby and has a Rameshwara temple on its banks. It is said that this sacred river was created when Laxmana , prince of Ayodhya and younger brother of Lord Rama, shot an arrow into nearby hill, the  Brahmagiri hill. Chelavara falls and Thadiandamol peak are also in South Kodagu.  Nagarahole  is a national park and wildlife resort . Tourists