Honnamana Kere

Honnammana Kere
Honnammana Kere
Town
	Honnammana Kere Location of Somawarapete Honnammana Kere Honnammana Kere (India)
	Coordinates: 12°37′16″N 75°52′49″E / 12.620991°N 75.880165°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Kodagu
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Honnamana Kere (Honnama Lake) is a lake and holy place in Doddamalthe near the village of Sulimalthe, 6 km away from Somwarpet town of Coorg in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the biggest lake in Kodagu,^[1] and once a year, during the Gowri festival, a special pooja is conducted and a 'Bagina' which consists of the belongings of goddess Honamma is presented to the lake.^[1]^[2]

History

The story Kerege Hara was derived from the building of Honnamana Kere. According to legend, a deity known as Goddess Honnamana sacrificed her life for the welfare of the people. A temple was erected in her honour and modernisation has recently been undertaken to provide improved facilities.^[2]

Landscape

Honnamana Kere is surrounded by many mountains, cliffs and coffee plantations.

Landscape around Honnamana Kere
View from the Cliff (Gavi Betta)

Places to stay

There are a few Homestays nearby Honnamana Kere. Tropical Rain a Homestay/ Farm Stay is located 1 km from this lake.

Climate

The temperature in Honnamana Kere, like the rest of Coorg district, ranges from 16 to 27 degrees during the year.

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Deccan Herald - Honnammana Kere full". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Heaps of broken images". Deccan Herald Spectrum. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

External links

[hk-1] "Deccan Herald - Honnammana Kere full". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2009.

[Newspaper_article-2] "Heaps of broken images". Deccan Herald Spectrum. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

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