The feel of a hill station in the heart of a landlocked state, Madikeri is one of the best tourist places to visit in Karnataka.It offers some of the finest home stays, cottages and luxury resorts for a relaxed holiday in summer.One such resort is located near some long forgotten tourist attractions that continue to be culturally significant.These include the Madikeri Fort, Talakaveri, Sunset Point and Bhagamandala.It is the picturesque capital of Coorg (earlier known as Kodagu), and is home to a number of communities.Like other places in Coorg, Madikeri is endowed with a mesmerising blanket of nature.The areas in and around Kakkabe are filled with lush greenery and sparkling waterfalls.A misty and foggy tourist attraction is the Sunset Point, a half-an-hour drive from Kakkabe.It is an almost desolate location and is completely cloaked with snowy, white fog.The mountains are covered with grass and are challenging to transgress.But once on top, it is a breathtaking view.The scenic beauty from here can skip one's heart beat.Bollywood actors, Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai had visited this place for the shooting of a film, according to a local guide, Danny.It is fascinating to watch the network of rivulets come into a conglomeration of a thick braid of waterfall, even at the corner of many a hilly street.One tiny stream of water merges into an adjacent one, and later many others to finally form a local waterfall.A religious pilgrimage, Talacauvery, is believed to be the origin of the sacred river - Cauvery.The point of origin is cradled in stones and is worshiped by the temple priest.Adjacent to this are a set of over 300 s teps that lead to a View Point, from where one can have bird's eye-view of Coorg.Another religious attraction is Bhagamandala, en route Talacauvery.This place too, is situated on the river Cauvery on its upper reaches.It is a place of confluence of three rivers - Cauvery , Kannike and the mythical Sujyoti river.It is therefore called 'Triveni Sangam'.To visit this temple at the time of worship is to see the divine in its most extravagant form.The mystical beauty of Madikeri and the smell of fresh mud after rainfall was exemplified in the rocky area of Kakkabe.However, in the monsoon season leeches are the biggest problem that cling on to the travellers during the journey.It is a common trifle in most of the falls around the area such as the Abbey and Iruppu falls.The locals are unmindful of them and will advise you to do the same.After the leech sucks out all the blood it will fall off on its own.If you pluck it, the bleeding will continue for a long time.The localites have developed a livelihood of their own, through the numerous, wealthy estates and coffee plantations.Each one is independent and is rooted in their beliefs of the way of life.
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