tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-577249473636448792024-03-13T20:01:00.963-07:00kutralamUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57724947363644879.post-71312738811767616822011-05-24T05:32:00.000-07:002011-07-04T07:34:50.802-07:00Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CraP4j2fUuQ/Tdukcx-hZkI/AAAAAAAAAcw/FLwqLOKmkg0/s1600/imgres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CraP4j2fUuQ/Tdukcx-hZkI/AAAAAAAAAcw/FLwqLOKmkg0/s200/imgres.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Kalakadu Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve is a second largest protected area of Tamilnadu, India. This Tiger reserve which is situated in the Western Ghats of Tirunelveli District was created in 1988 by combining Kalakad Wildlife Sanctuary and<br />
<a name='more'></a> Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary. Kalakad Mundanthurai comprises of 665 Sq.km. Reserved Forest, about 230 Sq.km of Singampatty Ex-zamindari forest is not yet declared as reserved forest. The dense forest contains tigers, elephants, deer, leopards, sambar, spotted deer, malabar squirrels, nilgiri thar, lion-tailed macaques, and sloth bears. The reserve forms the catchment area for 14 rivers and streams. The Kalakadu Mundanthurai Sanctuary forest department building and the rangers office with some guest house for VIPs and travellers. The tiger cottage is a dormitory style cottage maintained by the forest department. It has a rest room and a few double bed rooms. The route to the cottage is very good with trees on the both sides and there is access to the river from the rear of the building and staying here at night is an adventurous experience.<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57724947363644879.post-12694681697239376982011-05-24T03:15:00.001-07:002011-07-04T07:34:50.802-07:00Manjolai<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aIIqfHDDIKQ/Tdt9xvQEXEI/AAAAAAAAAcg/LpO-jv8OElM/s1600/Manjolai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aIIqfHDDIKQ/Tdt9xvQEXEI/AAAAAAAAAcg/LpO-jv8OElM/s200/Manjolai.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Manjolai estate is a hill station situated above the Manimuthar Dam of Tirunelveli district of Tamilnadu, India. This is a reserved forest and can be visited only by getting permission from the forest department. This dense forest consist of beautiful tea plantation and forest trees.<br />
<a name='more'></a> It is an adventurous travel for people who interest to visit Manjolai. Getting permission is a tedious process, while travelling to manjolai there is an check-post where you should submit the permission letter.Manjolai is a reserved forest because of that there is no hotels or restaurants available. There are some villagers running smalls shops and tea stalls in the place called Naalu Mukku, here you can arrange break fast or lunch by informing advanced. There is no lodges to stay, for staying the travellers should book the forest department guest house at "Kudirai veeti" or the TNEB quarters at "Kodaiyar".</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kutralam.blogspot.com/2011/05/tenkasi.html">Kasi Viswanthar Temple</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Tenkasi is a small municipal town situated in the foot hills of Western Ghats of Tirunelveli district of Tamilnadu, India. The economy and the commercial activity of the people here is much related to agriculture. Tenkasi Rajagopuram (Kasi Vishwanathar temple tower) and the falls Courtallam near by tenkasi are the famous tourist destinations in tenkasi.<br />
<a name='more'></a> The (South Kasi) is famous for its Ulagamman Temple and its Shiva Temple. The main deity here is Kasi Viswanathar (Shiva) Temple. This Temple has three sannidhis as Sivan, Amman, and Murugan Sannidhis. This Temple has beautiful sculptures and also has musical stone pillars, that emits nodes of diffrent pitch when tapped with fingers. The Gopuram of the Temple welcomes pilgrims with a pleasant cool breeze and drizzling straight from the nearby Thirikooda malai. There are trains from chennai and many public and private buses are available for reaching Tenkasi. Many hotels and lodges are in the town for pilgrimage and for tourists.<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57724947363644879.post-52891414825819803452011-05-19T08:03:00.000-07:002011-07-04T07:32:48.474-07:00Kutralam Tamilnadu<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><u><b>Places to visit in Courtallam:</b></u><br />
Courtallam is famous tourist destination in Tamilnadu.The place kutralam is famous for waterfalls and charming climate.There are nine waterfalls around kutralam which groups to form the name Courtallam.The major places to see in Courtallam are,<br />
<div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Courtallam Main Falls</b></li>
<li><b>Shenbagadevi Falls</b></li>
<li><b>Five Falls</b></li>
<li><b>Thirukutralanathar Temple</b></li>
<li><b>Shenbaga Devi Temple </b></li>
</ul>Some of other places to visit near by Courtallam are.</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Manimuthar Dam </li>
<li>Pabanasam Dam and Falls</li>
<li>Manjolai</li>
<li>Mundanthurai</li>
<li>Kodayar</li>
</ul></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57724947363644879.post-29451781710522046882011-05-19T07:48:00.001-07:002011-07-04T07:32:48.474-07:00Kutralam Falls<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Kutralam is not a single falls it consist of nine falls around the area courtallam.There are three waterfalls which are accessible by cars and buses they are the Main Falls, Five Falls, and the Old Falls.The other falls Chittraruvi which is a small cascade just above the main falls and the Shenbaga Devi Falls and Honey fall which are one Km away from the Main Falls and only can be reached only by trekking by the mountains.Tiger Falls which is above the Honey falls and the Fruit Garden falls is just inside the government Horticultural farm and cannot be visited by the public.The another Fall is a Palaruvi or Milk Falls which is in between the tamilnadu and kerala borders.<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>The Nine Falls Are:</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><ul><li>Main Falls or Peraruvi</li>
<li>Five Falls or Ainthuaruvi</li>
<li>Old Falls or Pazhaya aruvi</li>
<li>Small Falls or Chittararuvi</li>
<li>Shenbaga Devi Falls</li>
<li>Honey Falls or Theanaruvi</li>
<li>Tiger Falls or Puli aruvi</li>
<li>Fruit Garden Falls or Pazhia Thotta Aruvi</li>
<li>Milk Falls or Palaaruvi</li>
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