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Site Name:  Fairy Falls and Lyril Falls Site Type:  Hill station, Waterfalls Location:  Pambarpuram area,  Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   Little known waterfalls of Kodaikanal Nearest Railway Station:   Kodai Road  Nearest Airport:   Madurai  How to reach:   Well connected by road from Kodaikanal town Hotel:  A lot of options are available in Kodaikanal and Dindigul Restaurants:  All options - vegetarian and non vegetarian; North Indian, Chinese, South Indian, etc. in Kodaikanal After visiting Kodaikanal, the popular travel destination in South India, I stopped calling any other city as 'City of Waterfalls'. Kodaikanal is dotted with so many small and big waterfalls which no other city and town could offer. Let us explore about two small little known waterfalls in Kodaikanal, Fairy Falls and Lyril Falls. Fairy Falls as well as Lyril Falls are located in Pambarpuram area in Kodaikanal. Fairy waterfalls is very beautiful and it is loca

Site Name:  Bear Shola Waterfalls Site Type:  Hill station, Shola Forest, Waterfalls Location:   Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   A beautiful waterfalls located in Kodaikanal Nearest Railway Station:   Kodai Road  Nearest Airport:   Madurai  How to reach:   Well connected by road from Kodaikanal town Hotel:  A lot of options are available in Kodaikanal and Dindigul Restaurants:  All options - vegetarian and non vegetarian; North Indian, Chinese, South Indian, etc. in Kodaikanal After visiting Kodaikanal, the popular travel destination in South India, I stopped calling any other city as 'City of Waterfalls'. Kodaikanal is dotted with so many small and big waterfalls which no other city and town could offer. Let us explore about a beautiful waterfalls in this article. Bear Shola Waterfalls is located at a distance of around 3 kms from the heart of Kodaikanal town. It is located inside a forest full of Shola trees and hence it is called

Site Name:  Gundar Waterfalls Site Type:  Hill station, Pine Forest, Waterfalls, Stream Location:  En route to Poomparai village, near  Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   A beautiful waterfalls located inside a secluded pine forest Nearest Railway Station:   Kodai Road  Nearest Airport:   Madurai  How to reach:   Well connected by road from Kodaikanal town Hotel:  A lot of options are available in Kodaikanal and Dindigul; no option near this site Restaurants:  All options - vegetarian and non vegetarian; North Indian, Chinese, South Indian, etc. in Kodaikanal; no option in this site Kodaikanal is undoubtedly a popular travel destination in South India. Not only from South India, but from all parts of India, thousands of tourists travel to this Princess of Hill Stations everyday. However, hardly few tourists know about Gundar waterfalls, the hidden beauty of Kodaikanal. Let us explore about this site in this article. Gundar Waterfalls is locat

Site Name:  Kulandai Velappar Temple Site Type:  Hill station, View Point, Village, Temple Location:  Poomparai village, near  Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   An ancient temple of Lord Subramanya Nearest Railway Station:   Kodai Road  Nearest Airport:   Madurai  How to reach:   Well connected by road from Kodaikanal town Hotel:  A lot of options are available in Kodaikanal and Dindigul; hardly one of two options near Poomparai Restaurants:  All options - vegetarian and non vegetarian; North Indian, Chinese, South Indian, etc. in Kodaikanal; no option in Poomparai A lot of tourists visit Kodaikanal as it is a popular tourist destination. However, not all of them go to the nearby Poomparai village. Poomparai is a small but beautiful village located near Kodaikanal. Poomparai has two important places of interest, Maha Lakshmi temple and Kuzhandai Velappar Temple. Let us explore about Kuzhandai Velappar Temple in this article. The word

Site Name:  Poomparai Village View Site Type:  Hill station, View Point, Village Location:  Poomparai village, near  Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   A breathtaking aerial view of village Nearest Railway Station:   Kodai Road  Nearest Airport:   Madurai  How to reach:   Well connected by road from Kodaikanal town Hotel:  A lot of options are available in Kodaikanal and Dindigul; hardly one of two options near Poomparai Restaurants:  All options - vegetarian and non vegetarian; North Indian, Chinese, South Indian, etc. in Kodaikanal; no option in Poomparai A lot of tourists visit Kodaikanal as it is a popular tourist destination. However, not all of them go to the nearby Poomparai village. Poomparai is a small but beautiful village located near Kodaikanal. Poomparai has two important places of interest, Maha Lakshmi temple and Kuzhandai Velappar Temple. However, more than these temples, the Poomparai village view, the aerial view of the sce

Site Name:  Mannavanur Lake Site Type:  Hill station, Lake, Trekking, Forest, Wild Life, Bird Watching Location:  Mannavanur village, near  Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   A little known site ideal for bird watching and trekking Nearest Railway Station:   Kodai Road  Nearest Airport:   Madurai  How to reach:   Well connected by road from Kodaikanal town Hotel:  A lot of options are available in Kodaikanal and Dindigul; hardly one of two options near Mannavanur Restaurants:  All options - vegetarian and non vegetarian; North Indian, Chinese, South Indian, etc. in Kodaikanal; no option in Mannavanur If you call Kodaikanal as the 'Princess of the Hill Stations', what do we call Mannavanur Lake and the adjoining hills? This site is equally or rather more beautiful than Kodaikanal. One hour drive from Kodaikanal would take you to a farming village called Mannavanur. Located at an altitude of around 6170 feet (1880 meters), Mannavanur has more