About Mysore, Ooty, and Coorg
There can be absolutely no doubt in the fact that Mysore serves as a great tourist destination. Thousands of people visit the city during the Dussehra festival that lasts for ten days. Mysore Palace is one important monument that attracts lots of visitors and it also serves as the center for the celebration of Dussehra. Apart from the palaces, there are a large number of temples and gardens found in Mysore. Chamundeshwari temple is a famous temple in the city and people also visit St. Philomena’s Church and Wesley’s Cathedral located in Mysore.
Ooty (short for Udhagamandalam) is a resort town in the Western Ghats mountains, in southern India's Tamil Nadu state. Founded as a British Raj summer resort, it retains a working steam railway line. Other reminders of its colonial past include Stone House, a 19th-century residence, and the circa-1829 St. Stephen’s Church. Its 55-acre Government Botanical Garden lies on the slopes of Doddabetta Peak.
Kodagu, also known as Coorg, is a rural district in the southwest Indian state of Karnataka. In the area’s north, Madikeri Fort has 2 life-size elephant statues at its entrance, plus a Gothic-style church with a museum on its grounds. Nearby, the Hindu Omkareshwara Temple dates back to the 19th century. Farther north are the domed Raja’s Tomb, a burial place of Kodava kings, and cascading Abbi Falls.
