Trek to Kodachadri...

With the appraisals turning out to be fair, we decided to celebrate it on top of Kodachadri. Soon enough, some research about the place-route-distance etc etc was found out. The team size was big enough (22) . With some rookies on board, it was tough time for me to handle their sometime absurd queries.

The Team-

Kodachadri is a mountain peak (altitude - 1343 m above sea level) in the Western Ghats in South India (Karnataka). The name is a corruption of the Sanskrit word "Kutakachalam". Kodachadri forms a pictu

resque background to the famous temple of Mookambika in Kollur. Situated in the middle of the Mookambika National Park, it is home to several endangered species of flora and fauna. The rain forests loom in a perpetual layer of mist around the peak.

This peak is where 'Shankaracharya' did meditation. You will find a 'Sarvajna Peetha' of Sri Shankaracharya at the top. Adi-Mookambika temple at Kodachadri village is believed to be the 'moola sthana' (the origin) of 'Sri Mookambika Devi'.

How we reached there...
We had booked a mini-bus & took Bangalore-Shimoga-Hosanagar-Kollur route.
Kollur is around 470 kms from Bangalore.