Kurinji Andavar Temple in Kodaikanal Hill Station South India
Kurinji Andavar Temple is situated 3kms from the lake and is a famous shrine dedicated to lord Maruga This temple is associated with Kurinji flowers which carpet at hill sides bloomes once every 12 years Also Kurinji means God Hence Lord Muruga is referred as god of hill here From this temple one can have a view of Palani and Vaigai Dam Kodaikanal Located 120km away from Madurai Kodaikanal is a beautiful hill station at an altitude of about 2133 mts on the southern tip of upper Palani Hills in the western ghats Delicious home made chocolate is a speciality of Kodaikanal and is available in many shops in town In 1845 Kodaikanal was exploited as a hill station in the Palani Hills at 7375 ft The Palani Hills were first surveyed by British Lieutenant ward in 1821 In the Palani Hills there are tribes of two kinds the Paliyans and the Puliyans The Hill Station of Kodaikanal was created to serve the needs of the British and Europeans in India Then in the 20th century an indian elite visited Kodaikanal and purchased property and utilised the facilities of British and Americans and thus later become a mixture of different plural Societies
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Keywords: andavar, hill, india, kodaikanal, kurinji, landscape, mountains, nadu, station, tamil, temple, town, travel
