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Ooty

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Udhagamandalam  is a town, a  municipality , and the district capital of  the Nilgiris district  in the Indian state of  Tamil Nadu . It is located 80 km north of Coimbatore . It is a popular  hill station  located in the  Nilgiri Hills . Government Rose Garden : The Government rose garden (formerly known as the Jayalalithaa Rose Garden, Centerary Rose Park and Nootrandu Roja Poonga) is the largest rose garden in India.  It is situated on the slopes of the Elk Hill in Vijayanagaram of Ooty town in Tamil Nadu, India. at an altitude of 2200 meters. Today this garden has one of the largest collection of roses in the country with more than 20,000 varieties of roses of 2,800 cultivars. The collection include hybrid tea roses,Miniature Roses, Polyanthas, Papagena, Floribunda, Ramblers, Yakimour and roses of unusual colours like black and green. Ooty Botanical Garde...

Thenmala

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Thenmala is a tourist place near Punalur town, Kollam district in Kerala. Thenmala is the first planned eco-tourism destination in India. The Thenmala dam was built across Kallada River. Thenmala is famous for being the shooting location in Malayalam and Tamil movies.  Thenmala attracts foreign and domestic tourists with a host of attractions. Boating on the lake, a rope bridge, trekking, mountaineering, biking and amusical fountain. Thenmala is approachable both from Trivandrum and Punalur by road. The waterfall called Palaruvi is a prime attraction nearby. Also nearby is a deer rehabilitation center where visitors can see deer in a forest setting and have a peep into a traditional tree house used by forest dwellers to escape harm from wild animals. Other places near Thenmala are Kulathupuzha, Anchal, Punalur, Kamukumchery and Sengottai inTirunelveli district (Tamil ...

Jog Falls

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Joga Falls  is the second-highest  plunge waterfall  in  India  located in  Sagara taluk  in the state of  Karnataka The falls are located on the  Uttara Kannada  and  Sagara  border. Jog Falls is created by the Sharavathi River dropping 253 m (830 ft), making it the second-highest plunge waterfall in India after theNohkalikai Falls with a drop of 335 m (1100 ft) in Meghalaya Sharavathi, a river which rises at Ambutirtha, next to Nonabur, in theThirthahalli taluk and takes the northwesterly course by Fatte petta, receives the Haridravati on the right below Pattaguppe and the Yenne Hole on the left above Barangi. On arriving at the frontier it bends to the west, precipitates itself down the Falls of Gersoppa, and passes that village (properly Geru-Sappe), which is some 29 kilometres  distant, discharging into the sea at Honnavar in North Kanara. The Sharavati, flo...

Pichavaram

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Pichavaram  is located nearChidambaram in Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, inSouth India. The nearest railway station isChidambaram from where it is accessible by road. The Pichavaram Mangrove Forest near Chidambaram, South India, by the Bay of Bengal is the world's second largest mangrove forest. Pichavaram mangrove forest is located between two prominent estuaries, the Vellar estuary in the north and Coleroon estuary in the south. The Vellar - Coleroon estuarine complex forms the Killai backwater and Pichavaram mangroves.The backwaters, interconnected by the Vellar and Coleroon river systems, offer abundant scope for water sports such as rowing, kayaking and canoeing. The Pichavaram forest not only offers waterscape and backwater cruises, but also another very rare sight. the mangrove forest trees are permanently rooted in a few feet of water. There are more than 400 water routes available for boating. Pichavaram (MadBoon) has a well-developed m...

Monnar

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Munnar Munnar   is a town and  Hill Station    located in the  Idukkai Distict    of the southwestern Indian state of  Kerala . Munnar is situated at around 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) above sea level,   in the   Western Ghats  range of mountains. The name Munnar is believed to mean  three rivers   referring to its location at the confluence of the Mudhirapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundaly rivers.   Munnar town is situated on the Kannan Devan Hills village in  Devikulam  taluk and is the largest panchayat in the Idukki district covering an area of nearly 557 square kilometres (215 sq mi)   The nearest major railway stations are at    Eranakulam  and    aluva   (approximately 140 kilometres (87 mi) by road). The Nearest Functioning Railway station is at   udumalaipettai   according to Google maps The nearest airport is    Cochin Interna...

BEAUTIFUL KODAIKANAL

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Kodaikanal Places of Interest Kodaikanal has several scenic natural attractions which are enjoyed by its visitors and make it a popular romantic destination for newlyweds. These are described in order of distance from the bus-stand. kODAIKANAL lAKE , is an artificial, roughly star-shaped 45 ha (60 acres) lake built in 1863. It is recognized as Kodaikanal's most popular geographic landmark and tourist attraction. Rowboats and   pedalos   can be hired at the Kodaikanal Boat Club. Horses and bicycles can be hired beside the lake for short periods. The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) path that skirts the periphery of this lovely lake is a favourite walk for the locals and tourists alike Bryant Park:  Just east of the lake and 500 metres (1,600 ft) from the bus stand, is a wonderfully maintained 20.5 acres (8.3 ha) botanical garden. The park was planned and built in 1908 by a forest officer from Madurai, H.D.Bryant, and named after him. With 325 ...