Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta is the highest peak in Bandipur National
Park.It attracts a large number of trekkers, pilgrims and nature lovers
throughout the year.The hill is about 75 Km from Mysore and is located
in Chamarajnagar district.
There are total 77 lakes situated over a
distance of 5-6 kms on this hilly region. These can be seen only by
walking through hills and forest areas and the way is naturally made.
Among these, one lake is called Hamsa theertha (Swan lake). There is a
story behind this lake. Once a crow took bath in this lake and became
Hamsa (Hamsa means swan in Kannada). Interestingly, one cannot see any
crows surrounding this place. The lines of hill ranges at Madhumalai and
Nilgiris can be seen from the temple premesis.
Bandipur has
mostly dry deciduous forests. Towards its northwestern fringes; there is
a gradual shift to tropical mixed deciduous forests.
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Common
trees in these forests include teak, sandal rosewood, pterocarpus
marsupium, Terminalia Chebula
T.bellerica,T.tomentosa,Anogeissus,latifolia,Phyllanthus emblica,
Stereospermum tetragonum,Kydia calycina and Mitragyna parviflora .
The
change of season from winter to summer in February is heralded by the
fiery orange bloom of the flame of the forest. The silk cotton tree
follows with its bright red flowers, as also the Indian coral tree.
About midsummer (March and April), one of the loveliest of sights is the
flowering trees of the Indian laburnum which is leafless or almost so,
and heavily draped with pendent racemes of the purest lemon yellow
flowers.
bandipur resorts is located at a distance of 80 kms from Mysore and 220 kms from Bangalore and 70 kms from Ooty.
Sight Seeing:
A.Gopalaswamy Temple
B.Madhumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
C.Madhumalai Elephant ride
D.
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