Koodli

Koodli is a small town in Shimoga District, in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Koodli is the place where two rivers, the Tunga River and Bhadra River, meet to give rise to the Tungabhadra River.

Significance

An exquisite view of the 'Sangama' makes the place exotic, with the age old Sangameswarar Temple adding to its culture rich natural beauty. There is also a popular Ranganatha swamy temple beside the Sangameshwara temple. The rivers are worshipped and considered to be sacred.

A small temple with nandi denotes the exact point where the two rivers meet, and is considered to be very sacred.

History

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The Place has a historic value, with temples of near Hoysala time. There are shasanas carved near the temples that indicate the era when they were built. The exact dates are disputed, but the sculptures date back to age old Indian culture and look exotic. There are various temples - small and large ones built by the rulers who ruled this place in the age old era.

The Mutt ( School )

There is very old Indian style school of learning for Shankara philosophy, called the koodli mutt. This has a long history:ometime in 15th or 16th century, the chief swamy of shringeri had gone to a teerthayaatre, probably to kashi. He did not return for a long time, which caused the deputy chief to take up the chief's position. But the chief was alive and did return to Shringeri after a few days. But he of course could not go in to the matt where his own pupil was the chief, so he left shringeri and started his own matt at the sangama of tunga and bhadra, kudli, and this came to be known as kudli matt. Now in the beginning of 1900s, a new swami took the position of the chief swamy here. He was formerly the teacher of his highness Krishnaraya Wodeyar the 4th, Maharaja of mysore. This brought good times to this matt again. Between the original founder and this person, few talnted persons had been chiefs here, which made this place keep up the standards. After independence, one particular person was very telented and influential, and made the mutt a noted place again.

Geography

The Place is situated about 15 kilometres away from Shimoga, and is accessible by road.

External links

* [http://atriptokoodli.blogspot.com A weblog about a trip to koodli]