This is a popular tourist destination in Mercara. It consists of a viewpoint with a nice park attached to it. Though a bit touristy, one should not miss the glorious view of the sun sinking slowly into the hillside from this vantage point.
The ideal time to visit Raja’s Seat is around 5.30 PM. As the sun moves down the western horizon, the sky slowly turns reddish. We remember the words of the popular cinema song…”Oh, this is a glorious golden evening time… the sky-maid blushes deep red as she changes dress….!” Initially the horizon is pleasantly tinted pink and violet and as the blazing sun dips over the mountains in the distance, the sky turns maroon, carmine and finally an angry red when the sun finally disappears from view on the west. The whole event, this daily immolation of the sun on the mountain-peak happens over a matter of ten to fifteen minutes. As in all hilly regions, there is no distinct twilight; night swiftly engulfs the Kodagu valley and the whole area is at once plunged into darkness except for those pockets where man has, through electric lights created artificial islands of brightness.
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