IRUPPU FALLS- A FALL WITH BEAUTY

IRUPPU FALLS

Along with my friends of Kasaragod, visited the enchanting and exciting Iruppu falls in the Brahmagiri hills of Karnataka District. The water fall is situating about 48 km from Virajpet. Through the scenic beauty of the Wynad , you can reach the mesmerizing water falls and the river water scrolling down the hills with an uneven speed along with the surrounding vegetation and wildlife providing some scintillating natural scenery. The Falls are also known as the Lakshmana Tirtha Falls. The dual name derived from Laxmana Tirtha river from where it originating.

The Rameswara Temple of Irupu lying in the riverside of Laxmana Tirtha and it attracting a number of pilgrims and tourists in and around the nation. The Forest in which the famous water fall situating is the property of the temple. According to legend, Ram and Lakshman passed this way while searching for Sita. Ram asked Lakshman to bring him some drinking water since he was very tired. Being a polite brother Lakshman shot an arrow into the Brahmagiri, and the brahmagiri hills shower his blessings on him and gave the sparkling pure water.

The travel to Iruppu Falls provides ample space for picnic. Moreover, you can also get a feeling of trekking while walking through the muddy forest cover. There is a small hanging bridge adjoining the Rameshwara temple and Iruppu falls. A simple walk from Rameswara Temple to the Iruppu Falls and finally a good bath beneath the water fall will provide a heavenly effect to the travelers. I am sure, while once you visited this site , the moments you spend here will never fade from your memory.

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EDANEER MUTT- SPIRITUAL CAPITAL

EDANEER MUTT IS SITUATED ABOUT 10 KMS TO THE EAST OF KASARAGOD TOWN. IT IS ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER MADHUVAHINI. THE MUTT IS FOUNDED BY THOTAKACHAARYA, THE CHIEF DISCIPLE OF SANKARACHARYA, THE PROPOUNDER OF ADWAITHA. DAKSHINAMURTHI AND GOPALAKRISHNA ARE THE CHIEF DIETIES OF THIS MUTT. SRI KESHAVANANDA BHARATHI IS THE PRESNT HEAD OF THIS MUTT. ONE OF THE INTERESTING FACT RELATED TO THE HEADS OF THIS MUTT IS THAT , THEY ASSUME ONLY FOUR NAMES, THEY ARE:

SRI KESHAVANANDA BHARATHI SRI PADANGALAVARU,

SRI SATCHIDANANDA BHARATHI SRI PADANGALAVARU,

SRI BALAKRISHNANDA BHARATHI SRI PADANGALAVARU,

SRI ISHWARANANDA BHARATHI SRI PADANGALAVARU.

THE PRESENT HEAD SRI KESHAVANANDA BHARATHI SRI PADANGALAVARU IS A SCHOLAR AND WRITER AND ALSO GAVE HIS CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE RENOVATION OF YAKSHAGANA. HIS NAME ALSO APPEARING IN THE LAW BOOKS AND THE STUDENTS AND LAWYERS ALL OVER INDIA ALWAYS STUDYING AND QUOTING THE JUDGEMENT IN KESAVANANDA BHARATHI VS STATE RELATING TO FUNDAMETAL RIGHTS.

THE PRESENCE OF THE MUTT , PROVIDES A DEVINE PURITY TO THE PLACE EDNAEER. THE MUTT WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH THE HELP OF THE RAJA OF KUMBALA. THERE ARE SOME EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND TEMPLES WHICH ARE UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS MUTT.

IF YOU LOVE A DEVOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL TOUR, EDANEER MUTT IS A MUST WATCH PLACE IN NORTHERN KERALA. FOR GETTING MORE DETAILS ON EDANEER MUTT PLEASE READ THE BOOKLET PUBLISHED BY SHREE GOPALAKRISHNA SEVA SAMSTHA WRITTEN BY VIDWAN VENKATARAJA PUNINCHITHAYA.

IF YOU ARE IN A SPIRITUAL MOOD , THE MOSQUE AT THALANGARA, BELA CHURCH, MALLIKARJUNA TEMPLE, MADHUR TEMPLE, ANANTHAPURAM TEMPLE ,MALLAM TEMPLE AND A NUMBER OF OTHER TEMPLES,CHURCHES AND MOSQUES WILL GIVE YOU AN ENCHANTING PLEASURE IN KASARAGOD DISTRICT.

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BEKAL FORT

BEKAL FORT- THE LARGEST FORT IN KERALA

THE BEKAL FORT IS LOCATED ABOUT 16 KM SOUTH OF KASARAGOD TOWN AND ABOUT 10 KM NORTH OF KANHANGAD TOWN. IT IS ONE OF THE EASILY ACCESSABALE TOURIST DESTINATION WITH NEAREST BUS STOPS AND RAILWAY STATIONS. MANGALORE IS THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND BEKAL FORT IS THE RAILWAY STATION. IF PERSON LANDING AT MANGALORE AIRPORT , THEY CAN REACH BEKAL BY RAIL OR ROAD AND IS LYING ABOUT 75KM CIRCUMFERENCE. ONLY A LITTLE TRAINS ARE STOPPING IN THE BEKAL FORT STATION.

THE MAGNIFICIENT FORT WAS BUILT BY THE SIVAPPA NAYAK OF IKKERI DYNASTY. BY LOOKING ON THE TOP OF THE FORT, THE WIDE AND EXTENSIVE BEACH WITH GOLDEN SAND PROVINDING A MARVEL TO THE EYES OF THE TOURISTS.

AS PER THE LOCAL SAYINGS, THE WORD BEKAL MAY BE DERIVED FROM BALIAKULAM WHICH MEANS BIG PALACE. THE EXPLORERS FROM THE PAST CALLED THIS PLACE “FEUFAL”. IN THE YAER 1992 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DECLARED IT AS A SPECIAL TOURISM AREA.IT WAS WITH THE INTENTION OF TRANSFORMING BEKALFORT INTO INTERNATIONAL TOURISM CENTRE, THE GOVERNMENT FORMED BEKAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN THE YEAR 1995. THE BEKAL CORPORATION CONDUCTING A NUMBER OF PROGRAMMES IN THE PREMISES OF THE FORT FOR THE POPULARISATION OF THIS TOURISM DESINATION. A CHILDREN’S PARK IS SITUATING ON THE NEABY SIDE BEACH. THE VAST COCONUT PLANTATION IN THE SIDE OF THE BEACH PROVIDING AN ENCHANTING BEUTY TO THIS PLACE. THE CORPORATION IS NOW BEUTIFYING THE NOOK AND CORNER OF THIS PLACE AND CONSTRUCTING A NUMBER OF BUILDINGS IN THE SEASHORE FOR GIVING BETTER FACILITIES TO THE TRAVELLERS AROUND THE GLOBE.

IT IS SITUATING IN THE NORTHERN PART OF KERALA, IN THE DISTRICT OF KASARAGOD. THE UNIQUENESS OF KASARAGOD DISTRICT IS THAT IT IS THE LAST FORMED DISTRICT IN KERALA AND IS THE ONLY DISTRICT IN KERALA WITH TOBACCO CULTIVATION. THE NEARBY AREAS OF BEKAL FORT IS VERY FERTILE AND CAN SEE THE TOBACCO PLANTS WHICH ARE GROWING EXTENSIVELY.

ONCE YOU ENTER THE DESTINATION, YOU MIND WILL SAY “ BE HERE ALWAYS”. SO REACH BEKAL AND TASTE THE ESSENCE OF TRAVELING.

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NEYYAR WILD LIFE SANCTUARY

NEYYAR WILD LIFE SANCTUARY

NEYYAR WILD LIFE SANCTUARY SITUATED IN THE SOUTH EAST REGION OF WESTERN GHATS AND IS IN TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT OF KERALA. IT WAS NOTIFIED AS A WILD LIFE SANCTUARY IN THE YEAR 1958 HAVING AN AREA OF 128 SQ.KM. THE 1890m HIGH AGASTHYARKOOTAM PEAK WHICH IS THE SECOND HIGHEST PEAK IN KERALA LIES IN THIS SANCTUARY. THE ENCHANTING NEYYAR DAM AND THE ENTHRALLING AGASTHYARKOOTAM PROVIDING AN UNIQUE BEAUTY TO THIS LAND.

NEYYAR IS LYING ABOUT 30 KM FROM THIRUVANATHAPURAM CITY. THE CROCODILE REARING FARM AND THE LION SAFARI PARK ARE INTERESTING SCENES OF THIS SANCTUARY. THE CROCODILE REARING FARM IS NAMED AFTER STEVE IRWIN, THE ANCHOR OF THE FAMOUS CROCODILE HUNTER PROGRAMME. THE LION SAFARI PARK IN THE MARUKUNNAM ISLAND IS THE FIRST KIND OF SUCH IN KERALA AND 5^TH IN INDIA. WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE SAFARI PARK, THE TRAVELERS WILL BE IN THE CAGE AND THE KING OF THE FOREST, LION MAY PASS THROGH YOU IN THE WILD.

IF YOU ARE READY TO ENTER THE LAND I CAN GIVE YOU AN ASSURANCE THAT AN EXHILARATING SCENERY IS AWAITING YOU.

SO GET SET AND START FOR WATCHING THE SCENIC BEAUTY. BE CLEAN AND KEEP THE SANCTUARY CLEAN.

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SILENT VALLEY

SILENT VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, PALAKAD

Silent valley, the valley which highly resembled to the gene pool areas of the rainforests of Amazon. The silent valley national park located in the palaghat district of Kerala state. This wild life site is one of the most undisturbed area in the entire world. This park is located in the nearby side of Kunthi River. The area is locally known as Sairandhrivanam. Sairandri is the another name of Panchali /Droupadi, the polyandrous wife of pandavas. The name kunthi and sairandri making the myth to a reality. The park is contiguous with the proposed Karimpuzha National Park to the north and Mukurthi National Park of Tamil nadu to the north-east. It is the core of the Nilgiri biosphere reserve. The British named the area Silent Valley because of a perceived absence of noisy cicadas. The first investigator who made silent valley a world wild attraction is

Mr. Robert Wight. The lion tailed Macaque is the attraction of Silent valley and its existence in silent valley closely related to fruits of Cullenia Exarillata.

Simply Silent valley is a wild attraction. Being the lone home of Lion Tailed Macaque , it attracts a number of naturists, zoologists, botanists and environmentalist in and around the world. If you really love the nature, don’t go to this virgin land. Sometimes a simple footstep may kill the endangered creatures in the nature.

So act for nature and protect the nature and preserve it for future.

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RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL PARK , NAGARHOLE

IT IS ONE OF WILD LIFE ATTRACTIONS OF KARNATAKA STATE. THIS NATIONAL PARK IS VERY NEAR TO KANNUR, KASARAGOD, WAYANAD DISTRICTS. A TRAVELLER CAN EASILY REACH THIS ENCHANTING DESTINATION THROGH THE MARVELLOUS WAYANAD. IN A TRAVELLER’S POINT OF VIEW NAGARHOLE PROVIDES ALL THE FACILITIES FOR WATCHING THE WILD LIFE ATTRACTIONS OF THESE AREA. GOVERNMENT OF KARNTAKA ALONG WITH CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IS VERY KEEN IN KEEPING THE WILD AREA PEACEFUL,CLEAN AND NOISELESS. LARGE GROUPS OF GAUR, ELEPHANT, SAMBAR, CHITAL ETC CAN BE VIEW IN THIS AREA IN DAY TIME ALSO. IF YOU ARE A LITTLE BIT LUCKY YOU CAN SEE THE VERY BEAUTIFUL GEORGEOUS TIGER ALSO. OCTOBER TO MARCH IS THE BEST TIME TO MAKE A TRIP TO THIS SERENE LAND. DON’T MAKE IT JUST A PLEASURE TRIP . DON’T CARRY PLASTIC BAGS INSIDE THE SANCTURY AND DON’T THROW WASTES INSIDE THE PROTECTED LAND. NEAREST AIRPORT IS BENGALURU AND NEAREST RAILWAY STATION IS MYSORE.

VISIT THE WILD LIFE SPOTS………………………..WATCH IT……………..LOVE IT………………………..PROTECT IT FOR FUTURE

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BEGGER FREE INDIA-A DISTANT DREAM

Begging has been practiced in India from time immemorial.The problem of beggars is a social evil and an affront on the national prestige of India.The Indian Government should take immediate steps to eradicate it.

ACT FOR ERADICATING BEGGING FROM INDIA. ACT FOR THEIR REHABILITATION. IN EVERY TRAVELING EXPERIENCE I PASS THROUGH THE FACE OF A NUMBER OF CHILD BEGGERS. SO ACT AGAINST CHILD LABOUR AND BEGGING

HAPPY TRAVELING
JITHESH MANIYAT