Mysore to Erode and Salem via scenic Sathyamangalam

The road from Mysore to Erode and Salem is one of the most scenic ones in India.  But there is no safety in this sector as the Tamil Nadu government has ignored building side walls on the risky hill roads.  Travelling in a bus can be hazardous as the bends are not well protected and they are too narrow for buses.  Travelling in a car can be safer if you are afraid of elephant attacks.  Gundalpet is the first town on the way and Chamarajanagar is the second town offering very good food at cheap rates.  There is a tourist bungalow called Dhinbam on the way.  Stop here for a few photographs of the valley below.  Excellent selfie spot.  There are 27 hairpin bends down the hill and without proper side walls and hazardous for overtaking/giving sides.  When you reach at the bottom of the hill at last, the Bannari Amman Kovil allows you to say thanks for the safe journey.  There is a forest ecology farm near the temple and the Sathyamangalam town begins very soon. The road from Sathyamangalam to Erode is very urban and smooth.  It passes through little towns like Kasipalayam, Gobichettipalayam, Kavunthapadi, Chettypalayam before reaching Erode.  Erode to Salem is another evenless journey of highway comforts.