On the way to Madikeri, as we get closer to it, there is a place known a Kushalnagar. It's a small town largely known for the Tibetian settlements around this area. The most iconic landmark in this place is the Golden Temple monastery.
The temple itself is located about 2 km off the main road. As we take turns to reach the place, we will start seeing the monks of all ages with their attires along the streets. Once we reach the place we will find a shopping complex mainly run by Tibetans. They are mostly handicrafts and household decorative items.
Once we made our purchases mainly a hat for Manjesh and head massager for Sadiq, we headed towards the temple's main entrance. It was late in the evening when we had reached the place. Almost about 5pm. We could find few shops inside the temple premises as well.
The most endearing sight for us were these little monks running around in their traditional attire. My friend Manjesh observed that, isn't it cruel that these young ones will have to spend rest of their lives doing what they are supposed to do to become monks themselves. I couldn't argue more as it was true that these young boys were oblivious to the world outside their monastery.
We visited all the main temples and were in awe of the sculptures and mainly the large gold laden statues of the deities inside the main temple.
Few more clicks and we were off to Madikeri.
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