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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Gopinatham<br />
| pushpin_map = Karnataka#India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12|3|N|77|42|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Karnataka|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chamarajanagar District]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Gopinatham''' is a rural village located in [[Chamarajanagar district]], [[Karnataka]], India, in the border area of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is the birthplace of [[Veerappan]]. <ref name="hindu1">{{cite news | last =R | first =Ilangovan | title = A relieved Gopinatham breathes easy | date =20 October 2004 | url =http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/20/stories/2004102007981200.htm | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20041112092111/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/20/stories/2004102007981200.htm | url-status =dead | archive-date =12 November 2004 | newspaper =[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=13 September 2012 }}</ref> The village is {{convert|144|km|mi}} from the district centre at [[Chamarajanagar]]<ref name="nature">{{cite news | last =V | first =Paneesha | title =Have fun in Veerappan territory | newspaper =The Hindu | date =14 May 2011 | url =http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-districtplus/article2017210.ece|accessdate=13 September 2012 }}</ref> among thick scrub forest and mountainous terrain.<br />
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==Eco-tourism==<br />
The village is now a small-time tourist attraction and trekking is encouraged on a {{convert|12|km|mi}} trail. A trekking camp, managed by Government agencies, is located in the forests of [[Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary]], near the village. The [[Hogenakkal Falls|Hogenakal]] falls is {{convert|12|km|mi}} from Gopinatha and cycles are provided in the trekking camp to reach the waterfalls.<ref name=nature/> Trekking is also arranged to Yekehalla, where a small memorial is built by Forest Department of Karnataka State, to remember DCF [[P. Srinivas]], who was beheaded by Veerappan, when the officer was lured to the spot on the pretext of surrender proposed by the brigand through his brother Arjun.<ref name=srinivasan>{{cite news |last=M B |first=Maramkal |title=Memories of martyr haunt villagers, officials |date=11 November 2012 |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-11/mysore/35048833_1_veerappan-gopinatham |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=12 September 2013}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Srinivas was attacked from behind when he was crossing a stream.<ref name=srinivasan/><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Chamarajanagar district]]<br />
[[Category:Tourism in Karnataka]]</div>>Liz