Munnar landscape: Most tourists know Munnar for its tea gardens. with its small, rolling hills, lantana hedges and wild roses, Munnar is perched atop the highest ranges of the Western Ghats. Jacarandas (top right) were in glorious bloom by March end. Put on your shades and the exquisite purple turns to blue. Thirty-five km from Munnar is the Pampadum Shola National Park. “Pampadam Shola” translates to “the forest where the snake dances”. These ...
more Munnar landscape: Most tourists know Munnar for its tea gardens. with its small, rolling hills, lantana hedges and wild roses, Munnar is perched atop the highest ranges of the Western Ghats. Jacarandas (top right) were in glorious bloom by March end. Put on your shades and the exquisite purple turns to blue. Thirty-five km from Munnar is the Pampadum Shola National Park. “Pampadam Shola” translates to “the forest where the snake dances”. These evergreen montane forests (if you ignore the gum trees) lie along the Kochi-Kodaikanal Road, the highest motorway south of the Himalayas.
ABOUT THE WRITER/ PHOTOGRAPHER:Gayatri Hazarika is a communication specialist in the IT industry. A passionate traveler, she lives in Bangalore.
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