Gopalaswamy Betta near Bandipur

Himavad Gopalswamy Betta or popularly known as just "Gopalaswamy Betta"  is on the way to bandipur, its around 215km from Bangalore, just around 10km before Bandipur you get Hangala village, take a right turn, 4km further there is a Forest department check post, 10km up hill from there you get Gopalaswamy betta. Its a nice ride uphill.

On Gopalaswamy Betta(Betta = 'Hill' in kannada) you will be stunned by the sudden climate change, Misty winds blowing at a very high speed, its tough to even stand, Yes I mean it. Mist and fog every where as if high speed clouds were passing by you, It just keeps you amazed and you need to experience it to know how it feels.
On the other side of the temple(Gopalaswamy temple, hence the name) just take a walk and its green every where, Also they say wild elephants do wander there, so to avoid them coming near the temple they have dug a 3-4 meter channel so they don't pass them, so no worries.
Want to have fun and try something adventurous? Then take a 10 min further walk, there is no one stopping you, you can spot some wild elephants if you are lucky(or unlucky ;)!), but the best part of Gopalaswamy betta is the misty wind blowing through. Checkout the below picture which will give you a better idea.



On the way back just try to notice the change in climate just as you get down the hill, its a very drastic change, best time hmmm.. just avoid summer :-) to enjoy it thoroughly.

4 comments:

kiran said...

what r the other places we can see after gopal swamy betta..

kriss said...

Well you can go to Bandipur just a few kilometers from there, and take a safari..

If you want to trek more.. Bush Betta is the ideal one near by.. you can also have a look at the tribes who stay there.

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