My School Trip.

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        Our school had organised a trip to Nagara fort and Ramachandrapura math. Nagara is a historical village, 84 kms from Shivamogga, Karnataka. Ramachandrapura math is a Hindu monastery in Hosanagara taluk, Shivamogga, Karnataka. It was different from the other school’s trip because it was a reward. Students who had achieved the target set by teachers in test were taken to this trip.

The trip was on 4th October 2016.  We left the school at 8:45 am. It was a journey of 2h 20 mins to Nagara fort. we played many games and shared snacks. We also enjoyed the beautiful views of the green land while travelling. I was excited though it was my second visit to Nagara fort as   I   was accompanied by my friends this time.

We first visited the Nagara fort. When we got down the bus we were made to stand in lines.  We stood at the entrance to listen to the words of our teacher Mr. Sripathi  Sir about the fort. He told that the fort was built by King   Shivappa Nayaka  who was also known as “ಶಿಸ್ತಿನ ಶಿವಪ್ಪನಾಯಕ”  (Shisthina  Shivappa Nayaka) for his discipline. Then we entered the fort. All were amazed to see the quiet and green fort. 

Though, the fort is now not in good condition, it is still a glory of the ancient period.  It reveals about  the period when Shivappa Nayaka   ruled over Nagara. There, we saw 2 old wells and huge Darbar Hall (king’s court). The fort seemed very protective and strong. We saw a beautiful   sculpture of Lord Hanuman at the entrance.  We played games inside the fort and had fun. Nagara fort is one of the must visit monuments to experience the history of Karnataka.

After the fort it was the time to visit Ramachandrapura math. It was my first visit to Ramachandrapura math, so I was very excited and curious. I had heard about it before. It is about 16 kms from the fort of Nagara.

When we reached the math, we first visited the temple to pray. The temple was quiet and cool. It is filled with the beautiful sculptures. The math provided us delicious lunch. We had our lunch and came back to the temple area to listen about the math.

Then we left to the Goshaala (cow shed) of the math. It has more than 350 cows which are from different breeds and different places. Some of them were huge and of unique colour. The big, white bull “Mahanandhi” attracted us.  There were many cute calves. This Goshaala is one among the few Goshaalas of country that has more number of cows.  We were introduced to the uses and medicinal value of the cow waste.  Then we left back to school.

By this trip I learnt about the history of Karnataka and different kinds of cows. It was a very nice experience with my friends. I wish to go many more trips like this.


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