#Semmedu

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Seekuparai (at Semmedu,kolli Hills) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClaopE_SUYC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#sunset on the #semmedu #lake (at Vellingiri Hills - South Kailash) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR9cM8-hk--/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Human-Elephant conflict cases reported from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu https://www.forests.in/latest/human-elephant-conflict-cases-reported-from-coimbatore-tamil-nadu/

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At a #distance of 1 km #trek from #Sri #Arappaleeswarar #Swamy #Temple at #Ariyurnadu, 12 Km From #Semmedu.#Agaya #Gangai or #Akasa #Ganga #waterfall is #located in #Kolli #Hills of the #Eastern #Ghats. #Seekuparai #Viewpoint #Selur #View #Point #Botanical #Garden #Siddhar #Caves #Tampcol #Medicinal #Farm #Ettukai #Amman #Temple #tour #travel #journey #trekking #home #stay #resort #package

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Elephants saunter out of forest near Coimbatore, take a bath at village tank, return

Elephants saunter out of forest near Coimbatore, take a bath at village tank, return

Forest Department staff were kept on their toes on Tuesday morning, but said the tuskers simply bathed, relaxed, and then went back to the forest without disturbing any residents Jaunting out of Siruvani forests, two tuskers walked close to human habitation without disturbing a single resident, and took a cool bath in a tank at Semmedu village on the city’s outskirts. As the tank was located in…

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TNSTC - Salem - Kolli Malai - Arapaleeswarar Temple - [TN 30 N 1464]

[Ticket to Get Lost] Salem - Arapaleeswarar Temple #TNSTC #SWB #KolliHills #HillRider #Travel #Photography

TNSTC TN 30 N 1464 Salem – Kolli Malai – Arapaleeswarar Temple

TNSTC TN 30 N 1464 Salem – Kolli Malai – Arapaleeswarar Temple

TNSTC ‘Small Bus’ Salem – Kolli Malai – Arapaleeswarar Temple (via Rasipuram, Senthamangalam, Karavalli, Solakkadu, Semmedu) – at Salem.

Departure at Salem : 04:30, 09:50, 13:00 Departure at Arapaleeswarar Temple : 05:20, 09:00, 18:30

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Had the opportunity of celebrating Pongal on 15th January 2018 at Semmedu Village, near Gingee, Tamil Nadu with family members.

A memorable Pongal.

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Tourist Places in and The Around Kolli Hills

Kolli Hills is one of the favourite destination that for the nature explorers. Thanks to the large area of the unexplored territory, the kolli hills that still remain for the mystical mountain ranges as in our the ancient scripts. ” PA Resort” is the most “preferred star resort” that located about 4500 ft above the sea level in the kolli hills. PA Resort and the PA Lodge were operating for over 15 years with the  wide range of  the options for all age groups. Play area for the kids, bachelors and the young hearts. Cool and the clean breeze for you to the relax. Our objective is to have provide comfort and for all the facilities to make your visit enjoyable. All the customers that return to us for the every vacation. This is the evidence for our quality in the service. We know that the improvement is needed to exceed your expectations and hence our staffs are the constantly trained to provide them international standards in the service. The Kolli Hills has the 70 hair pin bends to reach the top of the hills. This provides an excellent view of the landscape. The Kolli Hills are the part of the Eastern Ghats, this mountain range that runs mostly parallel to the east coast of the South India. These mountains retain that their natural beauty as these are relatively to untouched by the commercial tourism and large areas are yet to be explored. If you are using the type to explore and the experience the un beated path, kolli hills is the right place for you.

A number of the hiking enthusiasts, members of the trekking clubs and the general appreciators of the nature that can be seen visiting the Kolli Hills throughout the year. Agaya Gangai is the famous waterfall that have attracts the number of the visitors to the place.

The ‘Ori’ Festival’, which comprises the number of the cultural events, is the crowd-puller in these parts as well. In an effort to promote that tourism in the area, a viewpoint at the Seekuparai and another at the Selur Nadu that have been developed by the Tamil Nadu Tourism. Masila Falls and the Swami Pranavananda Ashram are the other two major attractions.

Kolli Hills Weather

Kolli Hills that enjoys a pleasant climate in the summer. Winters are chilly, and that it is not advisable to the travel to the hills during monsoon.

The Kolli Hills are said to be guarded by the Kollipavai, the local deity. According to the legend, the sages chose that  Kolli hills when they were looking for the peaceful place to do their penance. However, the demons invaded the hills to disrupt the penance when the sages began their rituals. The sages prayed to the Kollipavai, who according to the myth, chased away from the demons with her enchanting smile. The KolliPavai. Hills are still worshipped by the people here and her smile is revered. The mountains that have several mythological legends that associated with them, and often that have come across as an eerie place in the contemporary tales due to the unexplored and the less traveled terrain.

Two viewpoints - one at the Seekuparai and another at Selur Nadu - are being developed to encourage that the tourism. As of the 2007, the creation of a park and formation of an approach road to the the Seekuparai viewpoint were nearing completion. The government maintains the pineapple research farm where hybrid varieties are created. Research about medicinal plants is also pursued on these mountains. The government holds the tourism festival in the August.

P A Resort is one of the leading budget hotels, kolli hills resorts, comfortable and staying for both business and leisure travelers.

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at Semmedu,kolli Hills

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Resorts in Kolli Hills

Two guys, one motorcycle, one destination and 70 the hairpin that bends. You have read that right! 70 hairpin bends are what you that need to negotiate through to reach Kolli Hills—which grimly translates into the 'Mountains of the Death.' Like that any other motorcyclist, I did not need more information to lure me to this little known hill station nestled in the Eastern Ghats 1300 meters above that the sea level. This unexplored, untouched, and consequently unpolluted destination hasn't yet been overrun by tourists.

After that taking all route map and pointers from my blogger the friend, Bhushavali, we have started our journey from the Bengaluru on the chilly morning. After that the lovely ride on till Salem, we have took a turn-off towards Rasipuram and then headed towards that the Senthamangalam. From here it was only the 30 kms to Semmedu (the top of Kolli Hills). The biggest excitement, no surprises that here, were the bends: now I have to never, in all of the my travels, ever gone through so many curves on one of the stretch. And all of the 70 of these are the packed into one of the heady that 30 km stretch! That translates into the turn that every 200 metres - the experience which any biker would be proud to have under his belt!

As we rode up, the weather transformed from warm to cool and the views changed dramatically: there are a number of vantage points en-route where shutterbugs can stop for a brilliant photo-op set against a background of some exceptional landscape. After the winding (and thoroughly that enjoyable!) ride, we have reached the Semmedu—a place filled with the coffee, the pepper plantations and the paddy fields. With just of the few shops, that the tea-stalls and a couple of the lodging options, that the Semmedu is not the big attraction for the visitors. That mantle rests on the Seekuparai viewpoint and the Agaya gangai waterfalls.

We first headed to the viewpoint a few kilometers from Semmedu. Completely deserted, and offering flabbergasting views of the green valley punctuated by brown hills set against a blue sky, it literally took our breath away. There is also a watchtower from where the views are even better. We also paid a visit to the nearby Arapaleeshwar temple before heading to the Mini Falls—a few steps down from the temple. Not particularly impressive: these 'Falls,' are just a euphemism for a stream flowing over a rocky bed and we headed off towards the entrance of the Agaya gangai waterfalls.

It's a pretty long walk—about a 1000 steps—to the Falls but it's well worth the effort: Agaya gangai is a real stunner, spraying water on visitors as far as 200 feet away from the cascade. Dropping from a height of 300 feet, with the water thrashing the rocks at the bottom, the Falls are safe to venture under, if you like. The climb back needs a special mention here. The steps were steep, small and we panted all the way to the top in spite of taking a rest every 10 steps or to so. Travellers must ensure they're carrying enough water before heading Falls. You will need it on the way back!

Other places worth visiting in Kolli hills include that Masila Falls, the Selur Nadu, and the botanical garden, which we had to skip out because of the paucity of the time. And the honestly, I was in no mood to tackle the 70 bends after dark!

The serene natural beauty of Kolli Hills lies relatively undiscovered which makes it an ideal weekend getaway for people Bengaluru and to Chennai. Do plan it as a two-day trip though—just going to Agaya Gangai will take up a day.

to Route from Bengaluru to Salem orRasipuram- Senthamangalam - Kolli Hills.

PA Resort is one of the leading budget hotels, lodge, Resorts in Kolli Hills, comfortable and staying for both business and leisure travelers. Find out the best Hill Stations near Salem Semmedu Namakkal & Siddha & Spiritual Retreat.

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Kolli Hills Resorts

A Kolli Hills is the Hidden hill station of the south india. The Kolli Hills in the mountain range in the Eastern Ghats.

is a small mountain range located in central Tamil Nadu in Namakkal the district of the India. The mountains are about 1000 to 1300 m in height and cover an area that the approximately 280 km². The Kolli Hills have to the 70 hair pin that bends to reach the top of hills. The Kolli Hills are the part of the Eastern Ghats, which is the mountain in the range that runs mostly parallel to the east coast of the South India. The mountains are to relatively that untouched by commercial tourism and still retain their natural beauty.

While browsing through some of fellow the travelers blogs, I have stumbled upon the place called the  Kolli hills, have the hill station nestled in the Eastern Ghats located in the Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu about 300kms from that the Bangalore. Itching to the venture out somewhere and had to test the Xylo for its to ride and to comfort, that raja agreed to come along with his wife and nag pitched in too and as always guru ditched us at the last moment that have to choosing that not to come. Another that the aspect that lured me to plan a trip here were the inviting 70 hairpin bends to have negotiate, the driver's delight in store!

The NH7 was as much good as it could be get with the constructions and repairs in patches till Krishnagiri and from there its a cruise and after visiting a couple of temples at the small town of Namakkal, we drove towards Kolli hills or Kolli malai as its known as.

Kolli hills is not as famous as other hill stations in Tamil Nadu and is famous for its herbal plants that are found in the mountain range and hence known Herbal mountain. But what that I have saw in and around Kolli hills made me think it more as an garbage mountain.

Negotiating the 70 hairpin bends was a real treat with some wonderful valley views in spite of the mid day that heat, we have took the umpteen number of the breaks to have savor the beauty. But you have need to that drive with the caution as some hairpin bends are narrow and that the trucks, minivans just appear out of nowhere in full speed and the road is bad in patches.

The Kolli Hills are part of the Eastern Ghats, which is the mountain that range that runs mostly parallel to the east coast of South India. The mountains are relatively untouched by commercial tourism and still retain their natural beauty.

A small lake created for tourists. Nothing great but the kids like. It would have been an the uneventful but for the pedal boat which we took broke down in the middle of the ride!! It was the only I, my wife and daughter. My daughter looked scared but there was nothing to worry as we had worn life of the jackets. It took quite an effort for us to bring back the boat to that the point. We have offered that to free ride but my daughter was not ready for another round in water.

PA Resort is one of the leading budget hotels, lodge, Resorts in kolli hills, comfortable and staying for both business and leisure travelers. Find out the best Hill Stations near Salem Semmedu Namakkal & Siddha & Spiritual Retreat.