Madikeri: The once-in-12-years blooming Neelakurinji or Strobilanthes kunthiana has become a sensation in Kodagu and tourists from all over are making a beeline to Mandalapatti, Kotebetta and also Kumara Parvatha to witness the rare spectacle of hills bathed in flowers of purplish-blue hue.
The tourists are arriving in hordes at a time when COVID-19 cases are still not showing a rapid declining trend and amidst restrictions like weekend curfew. As there are no restrictions on travelling and moving on own vehicles from one place to another, there is literally no obstruction for the tourists to visit the hills for some fresh sights and photographic moments.
