A Visit To Coorg During Festival – Experience The Colors Of Festivity

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Coorg is a popular hill station turned tourist places of Southern India. Nestled cozily in the Western Ghats of Karnataka covering an area of 4,104 sq km, Coorg beholds a picturesque scenic beauty. Blended with rich flora and fauna along with a rich cultural heritage, Coorg earlier known as Kodagu has outshined as an amazing sightseeing place and welcome huge number of tourists throughout the year from all corners of the world.

Coorg is one of the most fascinating hill stations in India famous for its enchanting landscape and natural bounty. This treasure trove of Karnataka’s tourist industry is surrounded with green valleys and ancient bungalows. Coorg is referred as “The Scotland of India” and the phrase describes this pastoral beauty perfectly without any exaggeration. The beautiful coffee gardens all over Coorg make the place all the more unique and give it a mesmerizing effect. This heavenly patch in earth is a treat for the human eyes and a best option of sightseeing. Blended with natural harmony and contemporary architecture, Coorg makes a spectacular vision. The major attractions of Coorg include the beautiful ...
... falls, peaks, coffee gardens and temples. Few of the most frequented tourist spots of Coorg are: Irpu and Abbey falls, Madikeri, Kakkabe, Omkareshwara temple, Cauvery Nishargadhama and Nagarhole National park.

Coorg is flourished with huge traffic from tourists all over the world throughout the year. However a visit to Coorg during festivals offers the tourist an experience to enjoy the glory of the culture and tradition of Coorg. There are many festivals of Coorg that are held in different times of the year and holding different connotations.

Kaveri Shankarnama is a festival of Coorg that takes place in mid-October where people throw rice at the Goddess image and thus offer their prayers. It is a festival of farms and carries the connotations of farming field. During this Coorg festival, non-vegetarian food is completely discarded. Kailpodu is another popular Coorg festival and is celebrated in the first week of September. This festival signifies the transplantation of the paddy crop. Another famous festival of Coorg is the Puttari which is a rice harvesting festival and is celebrated in the month of November or December. Uggadi and Shivratri too are celebrated in Coorg. A visit to Coorg during festivals thus allows one to explore the tradition and cultural values of the town and thus experience a journey through culture amidst beautiful nature.

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