Category: Tourism

Pongal is celebrated in fervour at Mettupalayam and its surroundings. As the entire region is predominantly agriculture based, the main festival happens to Pongal for the community. It is a…

Mattu Pongal at Sri Matheswara Temple Sri Matheswara Temple is about 3 kms from Mettupalayam towards Coimbatore. It is located on a hillock near Mettupalayam and near a village called…

Maha Shivaratri, the night of the worship of Lord Shiva, occurs on the 14th night of the new moon during the dark half of the month of Phalguna. It falls…

BRIEF DESCRIPTION An evergreen tree (palm) reaching up to 10-30 m in height with a stem up to 15 cm in diameter and a crown of 10-20 leaves. The fruits…

A fascinating Ecosystem of the hill ranges of Nilgiris and its surrounding environments covering a tract of over 5000 Square kilometers was constituted as Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in…