The western ghats nature travel was being planned by months and at last we made it this weekend. Our family reached Moodbidri by Volvo Bus and from there we hired a Swift Car to travel in the local places.
Our first visit was to 'Kateel' , offering our religious prayers to Sri Durga Parameshwari Devi. What a sight it was to see the River Nandini flowing gentle and on the banks of River Nandini ,the temple of Devi is built.It is a very famous and popular temple in Mangalore region and people from all walks of life offer their prayers.
Photography is not allowed inside and I had to be happy taking the photo of River Nandini.
We had 'Prasadam' after Maha pooja at 1 p.m and we left to Bappanadu, one more popular place for Durga shrine near to Kateel.
As it was raining heavily we had to be satisfied on Day 1 with visiting two places and return safely to our hotel.
Next day we left early morning to 1000 pillar temple, a jain temple in Moodbidri, popular for its jain architecture. As soon as you enter you will find solace and peace with Lord Mahaveer Jain statue in the main shrine.
From there ,we left to 'Horanadu' and 'Sringeri' with lush green western ghats ,tea and coffee estates in the background, as we feasted our eyes on them. The clouds were almost touching the mountains and mist was visible even in the daylight. Some parts of the westernghats were drenched with heavy rains and as we moved to the interiors, i could not take away my eyes from jackfruit trees everywhere with full of fruits hanging from the trees at armslength.
We received blessings from Annapoorneshwari Devi temple and had prasadam at 12.30 p.m and left for Sringeri. The architecture at Sringere is one of the oldest and there were signs of renovation of the temple.
SIRIMANE FALLS:
On the way to Sringeri, there was a gathering of cars and people on the road and I was wondering why there is a traffic jam. When we stopped the car, wow I saw a small terrain of water flowing downwards like a fall and it was beautiful to watch the clear water flowing from top. Later we came to know it is called as 'Sirimane Falls' on the way to Sringeri and amidst Kudremukh wild life sanctuary.
Finally after a relaxing trip to Western ghats, we returned back to Bangalore safely and fresh from the green land to work as usual and normalcy in life.
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