Kottigehara is a village located in the foothills of Charmadi

Charmadi

Charmadi is a village in Beltangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. It is one of the points in Western ghats through which motorable road passes connecting Dakshina Kannada with Chikkamagaluru district. The section of ghat is known by the name of Charmadi ghat...

 ghat in Chikkamagaluru

Chikkamagaluru

Chikmagalur is a town located in Chikkamagaluru district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located in the foothills of Mullayanagiri range chikmagalur is famous for the coffee, it is known as the coffee land of karnataka. it has international school called ambar valley and a star resort by name...

 district of Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

 state, India

India

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. Its coordinates are 13°3'27"N and 75°31'58"E.
It is named after a very old cow shed ( Kottige means cow shed in Kannada ).It receives very heavy rain fall as it is situated near the western ghats.

Kottigehara is surrounded by many villages. Binnadi and athigere are among them. Take a road trip from dharmasthala to Kulluru u will find mind flowing scenery in the ghat.
In kottigehara there is a small bus stand.

Watch video of one of the beautiful landscapes on the way to Kottigehara
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