Nisargadhama
An island the Kaveri makes for itself near Kushalnagar in Kodagu.
- Where
- Kodagu, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.4458, 75.9375
Get the Nisargadhama stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nisargadhama. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Nisargadhama
Namdroling Monastery 3.7 km
The largest teaching monastery of the Nyingma lineage, standing in the fields near Bylakuppe.
Harangi Dam 6.2 km
A masonry dam on the Harangi in Kodagu, one of the first streams the Kaveri picks up.
Dubare Elephant Camp 9.0 km
Forest department elephants, and the river to bathe them in.
Honnamana Kere 20 km
The largest lake in Kodagu, with a temple to Honnamma who is said to have drowned herself in it.
Madikeri Fort 22 km
The fort at the top of Madikeri, first raised by a Kodagu raja and rebuilt more than once since.
Madikeri 22 km
The old Coorg capital in the mist, with a fort, a raja's tomb and coffee on every slope around it.
Abbey Falls 24 km
Water dropping into a coffee estate ravine, reached across a hanging bridge, loud from June to September.
Virajpet 31 km
The southern town of Coorg, laid out by a raja in 1792 as a market on the road to Kerala, and now the coffee planters' town.
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Questions
Where is Nisargadhama?
Nisargadhama is in Kodagu, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Namdroling Monastery (3.7 km), Harangi Dam (6.2 km), Dubare Elephant Camp (9.0 km).
How do I get the Nisargadhama stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nisargadhama and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Nisargadhama before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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