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DESTINATIONS » SOUTH » KARNATAKA » CHIKMAGALUR |
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 The amiable hill station of Chikmagalur is an electrifying tourist hotspot for the rambling coffee plantations and misty mountains. The zigzag mountain trails of the Baba Budangiri hills and the adjoining forests make Chikmagalur an authentic paradise for adventure sports buffs and keen trekkers. Thus it boasts of a flourishing tourism culture.Located in the south-western part of Karnataka, Chikmangalur is a malnad district i.e., a mainly forested hilly region of heavy rainfall. This scenic coffee town takes its name from the word Chikkamagalaooru which in Kannada means 'younger daughter's town'. Legend has it that the district had been given as a dowry to the younger daughter of Rukmangada, a prominent local chieftain. Another part of the town bestowed on the elder daughter is known as Hiremagalur.Chilkmaglur is considered the crib of the powerful Hoysala Kings, the dynasty that held sway in South India for considerable period. Hoysala inscriptions state that Sala, the founder of the Hoysala dynasty, hailed from the hill regions of Angadi in present day Mudigere taluk of Chikmagalur district. |
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Angadi |
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Angadi |
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Chikmagalur |
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 Historians have recognized Angadi as Sasakapura or Sosevur, the original home of Hoyasalas who held sway in vast swathes of South India. The shrine here has pillars of granite with cylindrical shafts and hemi spherical mouldings. |
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Belavadi |
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Belavadi |
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Chikmagalur |
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 The pilgrimage of Belavadi is spotted with a number of prehistoric temples and shrines. The Veeranarayana temple is a supreme example of Hoysala temple architecture. |
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Coffee Plantations |
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Coffee Plantations |
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Chikmagalur |
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 As a major coffee producing hub of the country, it hosts a number of coffee curing centres where the raw coffee is dried, shelled, winnowed, graded and packed. When coffee bushes blossom in April, the whole area is filled with the exquisite fragrance of the brilliant white flowers. The Central Coffee Research Institute is located in the district. |
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The Baba Budangiri Hills |
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The Baba Budangiri Hills |
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Chikmagalur |
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Karnataka |
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 The Baba Budangiri hills are named after the Muslim saint, Baba Budan, who took up residence here in the 17th century. The Baba Budan Shrine is sacred by both the Hindus and Muslims and thousands of devotees throng the shrine for the blessing of the peer. A complex of three caves can be found here, believed to have been sanctified by 3 revered siddhas whose icons and 'gaddinges' (tombs) are located in the caves. |
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