Description:
16 km to the northeast of Shimoga is Koodli where the Tunga and Bhadra rivers meet to create a pilgrim centre. The Rameshwara and Narasimha temple here belongs to the Hoysala times.
The place also has a noted 16th century Smartha monastery 10 km from Shimoga Town, at Tavarekoppa. The forest department has set up the Shettyhally Lion safari.
