KERALA “GOD’S OWN COUNTRY”

KERALA  “GOD’S OWN COUNTRY”

Kerala, a state on India's tropical Malabar Coast, has nearly 600km of Arabian Sea shoreline. It's known for its palm-lined beaches and backwaters, a network of canals. Inland are the Western Ghats, mountains whose slopes support tea, coffee and spice plantations as well as wildlife. National parks like Eravikulam and Periyar, plus Wayanad and other sanctuaries, are home to elephants, langur monkeys and tigers.

Climate.

With around 120–140 rainy days per year.  Kerala has a wet and maritime tropical climate influenced by the seasonal heavy rains of the southwest summer monsoon and northeast winter monsoon. Around 65% of the rainfall occurs from June to August corresponding to the Southwest monsoon, and the rest from September to December corresponding to Northeast monsoon.  The moisture-laden winds of the Southwest monsoon, on reaching the southernmost point of the Indian Peninsula, because of its topography, divides into two branches; the "Arabian Sea Branch" and the "Bay of Bengal Branch". The "Arabian Sea Branch" of the Southwest monsoon first hits the Western Ghats, making Kerala the first state in India to receive rain from the Southwest monsoon.  The distribution of pressure patterns is reversed in the Northeast monsoon, during this season the cold winds from North India pick up moisture from the Bay of Bengal and precipitate it on the east coast of peninsular India.  In Kerala, the influence of the Northeast monsoon is seen in southern districts only.

Kerala's rainfall averages 2,923 mm annually. Some of Kerala's drier lowland regions average only 1,250 mm the mountains of the eastern Idukki district receive more than 5,000 mm) of orographic precipitation: the highest in the state. In eastern Kerala, a drier tropical wet and dry climate prevails. During the summer, the state is prone to gale-force winds, storm surges, cyclone-related torrential downpours, occasional droughts, and rises in sea level. The mean daily temperature ranges from 19.8 °C to 36.7 °C. Mean annual temperatures range from 25.0–27.5 °C in the coastal lowlands to 20.0–22.5 °C in the eastern highlands

Munnar

The beautiful hill station in South India, Munnar, Kerala,

If you are tired of the busy city life and want to escape and relax your mind and body, please choose  Munnar, the bounty of the nature, a picturesque hill station well-known for its outstanding natural beauty and attractions.

Munnar is located at the confluence the  three mountain streams - Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala and surrounded by the bright greenery and tempting natural beauty attracts tourists and nature lovers from all over the world. It is a perfect place to visit and relax your body and mind from your routine life.  During this time you can choose ayurvedic massage to cool your body and mind.

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Place to visit in Munnar Hill Station

Mattupetty Dam : built in the hills of Munnar to generate hydro-electricity.  It also producing electricity and also main centre of tourist destination in Munnar.  Boating is available here..

Eravikulam NationalPark  :  a popular wildlife sanctuary, the home of  the endangered  Nilgiri Thar, a Himalayan Goat that inhabits the sanctuary is the main attraction. Other animals are seen here are tiger, gaur, elephant, 132 species of birds and 101 species of butterflies.

Echo Point  :  Known to be an adventure tourism destination and  the  other major tourist attraction in Munnar. It is the perfect place to visit as the enticing and tempting scenic beauty.

Anamudi Peak :  the highest peak in South India and is inside the Eravikulam National Park. The peak is an ideal haunt of the adventure enthusiasts and trekkers.

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary : located somewhat around 60 kms from Munnar, Chinnar is an interesting wildlife sanctuary with wide collection of rare and endangered species. It is the  home of the endangered giant grizzle squirrel , Elephants, Tigers, Chittal, Sambar, India bison and many others.

Other tourist attraction in Munnar are Mattupetty Dam Devikulam, , Pallivasal, Nyayamakad, Rajamala, Chithirapuram, Attukady and Nyakad waterfallso, Pothamedu,  etc.