The power of the arrow to draw water from the rocks is the story behind Dhanushkoti.
Not only the destination but also the journey holds lot of interesting places to be explored.
Dhanushkoti at Melukote Mandya Karnataka . Melkote Mandya Tourism and Karnataka tourism destination. Melkote or Melukote is located in Mandya District of Karnataka.
Recommended to visit early in the morning to avoid exhaustion, heat and crowd.
Dhanushkoti at Melkote is also a pilgrimage place, as its believed that as per hindu mythology , Ramayana , Lord Rama, Lakshmana and Sita visited this place during their vanavas. On Sita's request Ram shot an arrow into the rocks to draw water from it, to quench Sita's thirst.
Steps leading to Dhanushkoti
View from watch tower
After the visual treat don't miss to treat your taste buds to the authentic traditional, freshly prepared Brahmin's food served on banana leaf at Subbanna mess. Melkote is 40kms from Mandya city, 50 Kms from Mysore and 133 Kms from Bangalore. Melkote has famous places such as Yoga Narasimha Temple, Cheluvarayaswamy Temple, Raya Gopura, ISKCON Melkote, Akka Tangi Kola, Academy of Sanskrit Research, Krishnasoori Ramanuja Kootam and more. Melukote is part of Mandya District which is famous for mandya tourism for its waterfalls , stone carved temples built by Hoysalas , Somanthapura, basaralu, brindavan gardens near KRS Dam (reservoir ), tonnur kere, Shravanappa betta (Kanakagiri hills), arethipur, basadihalli etc. Mysore tourism along with mandya tourism is incomplete without exploring the places that Mandya has to offer. This is a historic place known for its great history. The Stone temple , mandapa are one of its kind with fine carvings.
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