Anaiyirangal Dam Waters (Literally translated to Elephant water drinking area)
Anaiyirangal Waters
Devikulam(Sita devi bathed here in devikulam lake, hence the name) Tea Estate
In devikulam
Resorts village view
Anaiyirangal waters in backdrop from resorts village view
Lock Heart Gap (the windward side of the mountain where it is almost dark always as clouds hit upon the mount) Snap taken @ 16:00hr
Very dark and chilly!!!
misty clouds conquering the area
Sun trying hard to show its face
Devikulam Tea estate
Devikulam Tea Estate
Hazy hazy clouds
View from Elysium Garden Balcony
Aha!! an isolated bungalow surrounded by tea estate shrouded in mist
Breakfast buffet @ ElysiumGarden
Elysium Garden Restaurant
Enroute to TopStation
Walking our way to the TopStation(34KM from Munnar) viewpoint in Tamil Nadu
TopStation ViewPoint in TN From where one an see Cumbum, Theni, Kodai hills. A short cut road to Kodaikanal from here is just 60KM through the forest but is closed by forest dept
the white dots are the houses in the Valley!!
Zoomed in houses @ valley
TopStation Viewpoint - Good that it was mist free. Normally the valley wont be visible as it would be shrouded in cloudy mist
Terrific place for trekkers to trek from here to Kodaikanal
Appa,Amma @ Yellapatti Tea estate
Yellapatti Tea estate
Route to TopStation
Kundale Dam waters with a cottage in the far end
Kundale Dam
Isolated cottage overlooking the waters. Nice place to reside
near Kundale
Kundale Waters
Echo Point
Lush Green Grasslands Grown on their own!!!
A serene Cottage in the midst of nowhere!!!
Another view!!
Yet Another view!!
Mattupatti Dam (cow's Village)
Ascent to rajamalai in Eravikulam National Park
Still going on the Park's Van
Ha!! there we gather up some height, and the clouds return
From here, we walk
Thats misty cloud to the right blocking the view of the valley
Desolate Shack in the summit of the mountain
Thats the peak of Rajamalai, covered in lush grass + neelakurinji (blue kurinji flower which blooms once every 12 years)
Nilgiri Tahr sighted at last!!!
The plants with the bell shaped leaves is neela kurinji
Nilgiri Tahr at a distance
Thats Rajamalai in full bloom. the mountain itself is bluish-violet
Inside the reserve forest
returning back
its in the midst of clouds again
Behold!! thats Anaimudi, India's largest mountain outside of Himalayas @ 2695m
Zoomed Anaimudi...
College of Engineering, Munnar
watch towers??
Elysium Gardens
Sevenmalley Estate
View from Pothemedu Viewpoint
Pallivasal Estate
Some roadside waterfalls on the way to cochin
Valara Waterfalls on the way to cochin
Thats Mighty Athirapalli waterfalls for you!!
Returning from Athirapally
A full view from a distance. Now the falls look small.
