Tea Estate

Tea Estates In Kotagiri

Kodanadu Tea Estat

           Kotagiri is a panchayat town in The Nilgiris District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

           Kotagiri is situated at an elevation of around 1793m above sea level and is one of the three popular hill stations located in the Nilgiris.

          This picturesque hill station is bounded by verdant green tea estates and offers a number of trekking options.

          The three popular trekking trails are Kotagiri - Kodanad; Kotagiri - St. Catherine Falls and Kotagiri - Longwood Shola. The Kotagiri - Kodanad trail leads you through splendid views of lush-green tea estates and the magnificent Moyar River. One has to cross through meadows to reach Kodanad.

Rangaswamy Peak and Pillar

        Rangaswamy Peak and Pillar is a tourist spot in Kotagiri, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.

• It is located at a distance of 28 km from Kotagiri. 
• Located at 11°27′39″N 76°59′13″E, the height of Rangaswamy Peak is above 5,885 ft (1,794 m) and it is visible from Kodanad View Point.
• Rangaswamy Pillar is found on the north west side of Rangaswamy Peak. The height of the pillar is about 400feet.

          Located at a distance of 12 km from Kil-Kotagiri, the highly captivating Rangaswamy peak is revered by the Irulas tribes and sacred place for Thousand of families in and around porangadu seemai (kotagiri region),Located at the altitude of 1800M Above MSL. It is the most sacred hill on the plateau. Visited by devotees during the summer month and pray Lord Rangaswamy. According to Hindu Legend Lord Rangaswamy used to live at Karamadai in Coimbatore district on the plains but quarrelled with his wife, came to live alone here. Two-foot prints on the rock not far from Arakadu village below the peak are stated to be the proof for this.

Rangaswamy Pillar 

Rangaswamy Pillar

       Situated 4 km from Kil-Kotagiri is another sacred pillar that is worshipped. It is an extraordinary isolated rocky pillar rising in solitary grandeur to a height of some 400 feet (120 m) and has sheer narrow sides which are quite unclimbable.

Bhavanisagar Dam

The Bhavanisagar Dam and Reservoir, also called Lower Bhavani Dam, is located on the Bhavani River between Mettupalayam and Sathyamangalam in Erode District, Tamil Nadu, South India.

        The dam is situated some 16 km (9.9 mi) west to Satyamangalam ,Mettuppalayam and 70 km (43 mi) from Erode and 75 km (47 mi) from Coimbatore.

  

Canal

         There is a garden in front of this dam, which makes it a good picnic spot in this area. There are a few things that children could play with (like swings, etc.) and there is also a small closed channel of water for boating, shown in the below picture.

Rangaswamy Peak and Pillar View