A Visit To Munnar During Festival – Colorful Festivals Of India

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Munnar is one of the most popular hill resort towns in India and attracts a huge number of tourists every year with its exquisite beauty. Nestled on the western ghats of Idukki district, Munnar is a small hill station of Kerala covering an area of 557 sq km. The name Munnar has its own meaning; it refers to its strategic location including the Madhurapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundaly rivers. Since the days of British rulers, Munnar continued to be one of the most popular destinations for summer vacations.

Surrounded with lush greenery, dense forests and beautiful tea gardens Munnar remains as a patch of heaven in earth. These natural gifts enhance Munnar sightseeing giving it a complete picturesque effect. It is also recognized as the greenest city of India due to its beautiful natural green surroundings. Adventurous Trekking amidst the dense forests of Munnar is a very popular sport among the visitors of this green land. Munnar is naturally blessed with peaks, falls and lovely tea gardens. Besides these natural attractions Munnar is also accomplished with wild life sanctuary, museums, reservoir and parks. The echo point ...
... located 15 km from Munnar which is blessed with natural echo phenomenon gives the perfect effect of vision in the misty mornings. The major tourist attractions of Munnar are: Attukal, Mattupetty, Pothamedu, Devikulam, Nyayamakad, Lock Heart Gap, Rajamala, Chiitirapuram, and National parks, Power house waterfalls, CSI church, Anamudi Peak, Anayirangal, Tea Museum, Top station and so on.

Munnar welcomes huge amount of tourists throughout the year however, a visit to Munnar during festival allows one to experience the hill station along with its cultural and traditional glory. Munnar festivals offer as much festivity among people as the city with its charming nature. The festivals of Munnar are: Attukal Pongala, the women folk festival celebrated in February; Thrissur Pooram festival during the month of May, Nehru trophy boat race in August month, Onam in August, Navratri festival in October, Deepavali in November and Chirstmas in December. All Munnar festivals are celebrated by natives grandly with great fervor and merriment and are enjoyed by the tourists from all over the world with wonderful delight and human glory. Munnar celebrates all the popular Indian festivals and therefore the beauty of the land lies in its acceptance of Indian cultural unity. A visit to Munnar during festival allows tourist to experience the glorious Indian culture along with the natural blessings of the land.

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