idukki
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High in the forested hills of Idukki, within the deep greens of the Periyar Tiger Reserve, stands a temple unlike any other in South India. Built of massive stone blocks and guarded by wilderness, the Mangala Devi Temple also known as the Kannagi Temple is open only once a year, during the full moon of Chitrapournami. Reaching it requires
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No trip to Munnar is truly complete without a visit to the iconic Mattupetty Dam, a place where nature seems to pause and admire its own reflection. As you approach the dam, the first thing that captures your eye is the vast stretch of still, mirror-like water, gently cradled between rolling hills. On a mist-laden morning, the
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Cradled between the towering granite peaks of Kuravanmala and Kurathimala rises one of India’s greatest feats of engineering, the iconic Idukki Arch Dam. Standing at an astounding 554 feet, this magnificent structure is the third tallest arch dam in the world and the highest in all of Asia. Its graceful parabolic curve stretches across the
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