Heritage Tour

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                         MODULE 2:HERITAGE TOUR

The heritage walk is an activity that involves exploring and learning about historical and cultural sites in a particular area. It is an excellent way to understand the rich cultural heritage and history of a place and promotes a sense of connection with the past.

 NALKANAD PALACE:





Nalknad Aramane is located a village named Yavakapadi in the Kakkabe town of the Coorg region. Nalknad Palace has been built by a Haleri ruler Dodda Virarajendra in the year of 1792. This was built by him after he escaped from the Tippu sultan's troops. Dodda Virarajendra is said to have married Mahadevammaji at this place in 1796.

In order to protect against enemy armies, Dodda Virarajendra built an underground tunnel which originated from the palace and ended at Madikeri. Because of its location which is at the hilltop, it was used to provide shelter from Tipu Sultan.

In the Nalknad area, the palace has various stories related to it. This is palace where the last emperor of Halari family Chikaverarajendra took shelter when the British entered the Kodagu district. The walls and roof of the palace have many beautifully made ancient paintings and carvings which makes the palace even more captivating. Along with this, the palace has a huge gateway and has a kalyana mandapa which is a platform to hold marriage ceremonies.

The palace also has a durbar. It is the place from where King held his meeting and watch entertainment performances. At the basement of the palace, there are two ‘dark rooms’ which were used as the hiding place of the king.


We visited there ,We enjoyed and we could collect information about palace.


It is at a distance of 45 km from Madikeri and can be reached via Napoklu in Kakkabe. The place is now owned by the Archaeology Department. Apart from the palace, one can also visit Thadiyandamole which is the highest peak in the Coorg district.

Visiting Nalaknad Palace makes for an interesting visit and provides amazing  opportunities for those who love to have some adventurous experience.

Padi Sri Igguthappa Temple:




Padi Igguthappa Temple, dedicated to Igguthappa is the most important deity of Kodavas and Kul Devta of the of Kodagu or Coorg. In ancient times, he was probably the God of rain and crop. The crop being the basis of the survival of humans and rain being the survival of crops makes sense. The first crop of Paddy is still offered to the Lord every year at this temple by the local farmers. After this, the harvest festival called Puttari officially begins in the Coorg region.

We visited there there is person told history about this temple that The story goes that he is the 4th sibling of the 7 celestial siblings who landed on the Malabar coast in a conch shell. They were 6 brothers and one sister. The three elder brothers chose a village each in Kerala and settled there. The 4 younger siblings crossed the western ghats to reach the region of Coorg.

The siblings lived on this land like all siblings do – fighting and living together. The eldest brother of these – Igguthappa decided to stay here and provide the people of Kodagu with rain and rice. Others moved on to other regions.

You take a ramp-up to the temple where you can sit and look around for the lovely views of the lush green valleys of Coorg.It is a small temple but a very well maintained one on a hillock. As we walked up to the temple I could see a lot of Naga Sculptures under the trees. They all had signs of being worshipped. Most of them wore fresh flowers. A group of larger Naga stones had a lamp burning in front of them. Naga is a very prominent sign in all of this region. 

Conclusion:

Heritage visit give us a history about a historical place. It helped in promoting a sense of connection with the past and instilled a sense of responsibility towards preserving and protecting historical sites. Through this module , we hope to inspire more students to take up similar initiatives and make a positive impact on the world. We are blessed with a beautiful heritage. We must all take it as our responsibility to preserve the same so that our future generations also get to see and experience the same. 




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