Baba Budangiri
Baba Budangiri (lit. 'Baba Budan hill'), also known as Chandradrona (lit. 'Moon guide', as the range naturally forms the shape of a crescent moon), is a hill and mountain range in the Western Ghats of India, located in the Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka.
Baba Budangiri
Baba Budan Giri, Chandradrona, Chandra Drona | |
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Hill and mountain range | |
A view from Baba Budangiri | |
| Nickname: Coffee land | |
Baba Budangiri | |
| Coordinates: 13.421°N 75.763°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Chikkamagaluru |
| Named for | Baba Budan |
| Elevation | 1,895 m (6,217 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
The main peaks in this range are the eponymous Baba Budangiri (height 1895 m), Mullayanagiri (1930 m) and others. Mullayanagiri is the highest peak in the range. With a height of 1930 m (6317 ft), it is the fourth highest peak between the Himalayas and the Nilgiris. There is a famous trekking trail between Mullayanagiri and Baba Budangiri.
The range is known for its extensive coffee plantations, one of the earliest and most extensive in India, said to have been started by the Sufi saint Baba Budan who is believed to be the first person to have brought coffee to the country by smuggling them out of Mocha, Yemen. His shrine located amongst three caves on the Baba Budangiri hill still serves as a pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Muslims. Dattatreya Peetha (or Datta Peetha), a Hindu religious place dedicated to the deity Dattatreya, is coextensive with the shrine.