Images: Gopalaswamy Betta
Gopalaswamy Betta is a hill bordering Bandipur National Park. It is known for a temple built by the Chola Kings and later maintained by Wodeyar rulers of Mysore. Today, besides being a place of pilgrimage, it also sees many tourists coming to Badndipur National Park who drive up here to see a neverending stretch of of the forest from a high vantage point. It is not just humans who pay visit to the hill; elephants are frequently seen wandering atop in search of lush grass. Tiger sightings are also reported occasionally. While sighting wildlife has an element of luck involved, you can surely see a green carpet on the rolling hill during the monsoon and the winter months.
View of Bandipur National Park from Gopalaswamy Betta
The wishing tree at Gopalaswamy Temple
The hills around Gopalaswamy Betta