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Thekkady

town and tourist destination

A boat cruise on Periyar Lake

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 9.533N 77.200E

Country India

State Kerala

District Idukki

Languages

Official Malayalam, TamilEnglish

Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Vehicle registration KL-37

Website www.idukki.nic.in

ThekkadyFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thekkady(Idukki district) is the location of the Periyar

National Park, whichis an important tourist attraction in

the Kerala state of India.[1]

Contents

1 Overview2 Nearby places of interest

2.1 Murikkady2.2 Chellar Kovil2.3 Anakkara2.4 MangalaDevi Temple

3 Boat tragedy

4 References5 External links

Overview

Thekkady is located about 257 km (160 mi) from

Trivandrum, 114 km from Madurai City and Madurai

Airport, 145 km from Cochin International Airport and

114 km from Kottayam railway station. Thekkady is

located near toKerala-Tamil Naduborder. The sanctuary

is famous for its dense evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist

deciduous forests and savanna grass lands. It is home to

herds of elephants, sambar, tigers, gaur, lion-tailed

macaquesand Nilgiri langurs.

The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is spread across 777 km2

(300 sq mi), of which 360 km2(140 sq mi) is thick

evergreen forest. The wildlife sanctuary was declared a

tigerreserve in 1978. The splendid artificial lake formed

by the Mullaperiyar Dam across the Periyar River adds tothe charm of the park. The greatest attractions of Periyar

are the herds of wild elephants, deer and bison that come

down to drink in the lake. The sanctuary can be accessed

through a trekking, boating or jeep safari.

[2]

Thekkady is considered as a heaven for natural spices

such as black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg,

nutmace, ginger, and clove.

Nearby places of interest

Murikkady

Thekkady

Coordinates: 9.533 N 77.200E
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Submerged trees in Periyar National

Park

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media related to Thekkady.

Wikivoyage has a travel

guide for Thekkady.

This place consists of spices and coffee plantations. It is about 5 km

from Thekkady.

Chellar Kovil

This is located about 15 km from Kumily en route to the Theni district

of Tamil Nadu. This place has a lot of picturesque waterfalls and

cascades.

Anakkara

Located at about 13 km from Kumily on the Kumily-Munnar road. A

new airport is proposed at Anakkara and is under review by the Airports Authority of India.

Mangala Devi Temple

It is situated about 15 km from Thekkady at an altitude of 1337 m above sea level. It is surrounded by lush

greenery and is closed throughout the year except during the Chitra Pournami festival. At other times tourists

can still visit it by getting a special letter from the forest ranger. The view from the temple premises isspectacular and one can see part of Eastern Ghats and some villages from adjacent state of Tamil Nadu. [2]

Boat tragedy

The Thekkady lake as

seen from Periyar

Wildlife Sanctuary

Periyar Wild life

Sanctuary

Bamboo rafting during

guided tour through

Periyar Wildlife

Sanctuary

A boat cruise on

Periyar river

References

1. "Kerala Tourism".

2. Tourist Guide to Kerala By Motilal (UK) Books of India, Various, V. Subburaj

External links

Official website (http://idukki.nic.in/thekkady.htm)The Hindu Report on Thekkady Boat Accident (http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/01/stories/2009100158340100.htm)

Thekkady Bamboo Rafting Images (http://irisholidays.com/blog/bamboo-rafting-in-thekkady-periyar-in-kerala/2013/03/24/)

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