My family and I visited Coorg to just bask in the beauty of the dewy nature over there but unfortunately our stay was not so good. However, we still enjoyed the coffee plantations around us, the morning dew, and I also realized how different the soil in Coorg is. It’s a beautiful combination of sand, silt and clay (even-though I noticed that the proportion of clay was more) and is called red sandy loam.
We went for a night ride in Madikeri and what I really loved was the architecture of the police station over there. It was a narrow building with intricate royal designs. we shopped at the local stores in Madikeri and bought their natural items like coffee powder, honey and homemade chocolates. And let me just say that I’d go there even by walking to just buy those things again. they taste too good, I highly recommend it to everyone.
As a kid, I could never pronounce this place’s name- Bylakuppe without laughing my lungs out. Bylakuppe has the second largest Tibetans settlement in India after Dharamshala. So, obviously, we went to admire The Golden Temple. It houses images of Guru Padmasambhava(aka Guru Rinpoche), Buddha Sakyamuni and Amitayus.
The architecture is highly ornate and is decorated with bright murals. The walls depict painting of the Tibetan Buddhist mythology.
We could not enter the main temple that day as a special prayer was being performed. Free food and water was provided in a lavish manner. We ate with the Tibetans who were very friendly to us. The served food was biriyani and curd (it was one of the tastiest biriyani my taste buds have ever feasted on).
We spent some more time admiring the temple from the outside and made an exit after making a donation. The temple is a pleasant place and just raises your inner positivist. I would recommend you to visit The Golden Temple and also to fall in love with the nature as you go there on a road trip. These are some of the little moments that make big impacts in the form of etched memories.
