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Kumily-Nestled in Kerala’s Idukki district, Kumily is a place apart, where time stands still with nature’s verse. Built at a height of 2,890 feet, this quiet plantation town tells lovely tales of the lush forests transformed into rich estates by the Britishers. Now an abode for cardamom, pepper, coffee, and cinnamon, the aroma of spices wafts through the air that unfolds over the winding roads and hairpin bends. In this blog I will tell you about the beautiful Kumily tourist places also.

Much more than the scenic beauty in store for you, Kumily invites every traveler to be part of the convergence of tranquility and adventure. 

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Vandanmedu is a wonderful village in Kerala. It is world's largest trade center of Cardamon Spices. Discover the details. https://goo.gl/KLNbxN

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Luxury Villas Near Munnar For Beautiful Tea Garden Views

Amã Stays and Trails is an unmistakable assortment of beguiling cabins and manors set in immaculate scenes at probably the most pleasant objections in India. Joining tastefulness with unattractive solace and warm help, amã Stays and Trails offers vivid and real nearby encounters to its visitors. The excellence, peacefulness and nearby flavors interesting to amã Stays and Trails stay with visitors long after they leave.

Munnar is a town in the Western Ghats Mountain range in India's Kerala state. Virgin woodlands, savannah, moving slopes, grand valleys, various streams, gigantic showy cascades, rambling tea estates and winding walkways are all essential for the incredible occasion insight on offer for an explorer to Munnar. Munnar is likewise known for Neelakurinji, an uncommon plant which blossoms just a single time in twelve years.

The cold weather months are by a wide margin the best opportunity to visit Munnar since the weather conditions is charming. The base temperature during this season drops to ten degrees Celsius and is ideal for an excursion or a special night.

Among the fascinating vegetation tracked down in the woods and prairies here is the Neelakurinji. This blossom which washes the slopes in blue once in like clockwork, will sprout next in 2030. Munnar additionally has the most elevated top in South India, Anamudi, which overshadows 2,695 m.

The Parvathy Bungalow is one of the best luxury villas near Munnar.  Presently more than 100 years of age, gloats of stunning perspectives on unblemished nature and permits you to drench in peacefulness. The first home was worked in 1891 by A.H. Sharp, then, at that point, Manager of the bequest, and an iron yard was added a lot later. Situated in the Letchmi Estate, this cottage used to house the bequest grower and officials, who could continuously watch out for the lavish tea manors that encompass it. Affectionately reestablished, this 3-room cottage is extensive and radiates the appeal of its extremely old legacy and is one of the best Munnar villa for rent. 

Apart from renting one of the best villas in Munnar, there are a few things that you can do here.

-Feel the invigorating fragrance of the brilliant refreshment at Kolukkumalai Tea Estate - one of the greatest tea manors of the world. It is arranged at a height of 7900 ft, and the crisscross street along Kolukkumalai Hills prompting this tea garden in Munnar is really stunning. A key vacation destination in Munnar, the ranch is famous overall for its seasoned tea leaves. The extremely old tea industrial facility is likewise a fascinating spot to grasp the customary techniques for tea creation.

-There are a lot of experience sports in Kerala to enjoy and Munnar is euphoria for experience fans and wellness monstrosities, particularly travelers. Journeying till high heights like Echo Point and Top Station is one of the most favored activities in Munnar. Found 15 km from Munnar, Echo Point is an enchanting objective where voice reverberation happens normally. Top Station is the most noteworthy point in Munnar and offers shocking perspective on the town encompassed by slopes and valleys.

- In any event, cycling lovers get an opportunity to celebrate in the tea bequest town of Kerala. A few areas of Munnar like Suryanelli, Anamudi Shola, Kundala, Marayoor, and Vandanmedu are reasonable for mountain trekking which is one of the well-known experience exercises in Munnar. It is extreme enjoyable to ride along the fastener curves and moving streets, vanquishing the slopes and glades on a bike. This is something energizing to do in Munnar.

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Gorgeous Hill Stations to Visit near Kerala

The spellbinding beauty of Kerala makes it one of the most-visited places in India. The panoramic views of the mist-clad mountains, tea and coffee gardens, and a plethora of spice gardens make Kerala one of the most sought-after destinations for family vacations and romantic getaways. The place is famous not only for the backwaters and pristine beaches, but also for the ample hill stations that offer a serene getaway from the main city. Just book cheap flight tickets and head straight to pay a visit to the famous hill stations located near Kerala.

1.    Ponmudi

An enchanting hill station near Trivandrum, Ponmudi has narrow winding pathways and offers beautiful picturesque views of the landscape. The amazing array of mountain flowers, beautiful butterflies, and the small rivulets surrounding the place is a wonderful sight to watch. For a leisure picnic with your family and friends, you can head to Golden Valley, or enjoy a romantic day with your partner at the Meenmutty waterfalls.

Best time to visit the hill station: January – March

2.    Silent Valley

The Silent Valley is a destination that you will remember for years. Unlike the other commercial hill stations, the natural beauty of the place is still well preserved. Silent Valley is home to several rare species and the Kurumbar tribe. The species of flora and fauna seen here, cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Some of the rare wildlife species found here include the lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, Malabar giant squirrel and hairy-winged bat. For a relaxing Ayurvedic treatment amidst tranquillity, you can visit the Silent Valley Treetop Resort. Grab the best flight offers from HappyEasyGo and head for an amazing journey to the Silent Valley.

Best time to visit the hill station: December – April

3.    Idukki

Idukki is very rich in terms of natural beauty. It has diverse natural attractions such as wildlife sanctuaries, spice plantations, mountain treks, and regular elephant rides. Wildlife enthusiasts can visit the Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary to witness bison, sambar deer, jungle cats and different species of snakes such as cobra, viper and kraits. Adventure freaks can spend a day climbing mountains at Kalliyanathandu and enjoy the splendid greenery of the forests.

Best time to visit the hill station: October – February

4.    Thekkady

From rich flora and fauna to the adventure of rafting, Thekkady is a must-visit hill destination in Kerala. Wildlife enthusiasts can visit the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary which is the home to several elephants. Other activities offered at the sanctuary include bamboo rafting, nature walk and the Tiger trail. Do not forget to take an excursion to the wonderful cardamom plantations at Vandanmedu. Tourists willing to shop different kinds of spices can head for a shopping spree to Kumily which is nestled between the cardamom hills and is known for its spice trade.

Best time to visit the hill station: September – May

5.    Lakkidi

Lakkidi is one of the smallest hill stations in Kerala and can be easily explored on foot. The captivating sceneries of the place will leave you spell bound. Spend some time in serenity beside the Pookode Lake amidst the charming backdrop or take a stroll through the Vellarimala mountain range.

Best time to visit the hill station: Winter season

To explore the beauty of Kerala at these famous hill stations, you can book cheap IndiGo flight tickets or tickets from other airlines from HappyEasyGo. HappyEasyGo offers big discounts and deals on your flight tickets. For more information on flight bookings to Kerala hill stations, visit the HappyEasyGo website or download the HappyEasyGo app for free. Enjoy hassle-free flight booking with HappyEasyGo.

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Commodity picks: July 23, 2018

Commodity picks: July 23, 2018

Jeera

Jeera is trading at Rs18,675 per quintal in Unjha market. Prices are expected to trade higher towards Rs19,200 per quintal due to declining stocks and persistent export demand. Significant exports so far over previous year have resulted into lower stocks of jeera.

Cardamom

Cardamom prices in Vandanmedu market are hovering at Rs1,080 per kg. Prices are expected to trade higher towards…

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Let me take you to a place where you will wake up in the misty mornings, you will hum the tunes of the chirping birds, you will tread your own nature trails, where the picturesque flora and fauna will fill your heart with joy, you will surrender yourself to the mysteries and miracles of nature, you will spend your days and nights in the vast expanse of spice plantations, you will not want to come down from your private tree house or jacuzzi villa and where you will not shy from saying that you are totally in love with Thekkady in Kerala. Such is the prowess of Carmelia Haven and I can vouch for it because I am talking from my own experience.

    From Alleppey, we traveled to Thekkady

    Carmelia Haven, Plantation Resort & Spa, Vandanmedu

    Carmelia Haven, Plantation Resorts and Spa, Vandanmedu 

  After spending two blissful days in luxury house boat in Alleppey, I reached Carmelia Haven to be spoiled, pampered and thrilled to the core. This was my first visit to Idukki district and I was already in love with the fresh waft of air, verdant landscape, winding roads, little hills, plantations and the abundant greenery. Situated in Vandanmeddu, Carmelia is an old beauty sprawled over 55 acres of tea and cardamom plantations. The moment you enter the property, the mixture of scented air, vast expanse of plantations and the silence of nature grows on you.  The check-in was smooth and easy and the ride to the villa was a teaser to the splendid time that I was supposed to spend here.

    My room and the swimming pool

  After the four hour road trip from Alleppey, the cozy bed in the large and spacious room looked absolutely inviting but the swimming pool just outside these villa rooms was equally tempting. I had a packed day else I would have jumped into the pool right there. More so, there was a curiosity to explore the premises of the resort too.  The lunch was set in the Kolumban restaurant and a vehicle was already waiting to take me and my friends to Periyar Tiger Reserve. On our request, the resort had already made arrangements for the afternoon boat cruising in the Periyar lake and the night jungle trail.

    It was like waking up in the lap of nature. Just outside my room.

    Swimming pool was very inviting.

    It was one fun-filled and memorable day at Periyar and you can always read about it here.

  Boat cruising and night scouting in Periyar Tiger Reserve

And I discovered some wall art at Periyar too

    By the time we returned to the resort, it was already eleven. I was tired, hungry and all unclean. Trust me, it was nothing less than bliss to find warm hot water for a quick shower, good food and a comfortable bed after the thrilling adventures of the jungle.

    One of the most amazing places to stay in Thekkady

    Day 2 At Carmelia

  After a great sleep, I woke up to a whistling sound. Later when I curiously asked around about the sound, I was told by the staff that it was Malabar Whistling Thrush, a bird native to the western ghats, also known by the name of whistling schoolboy and it had a habit of whistling at dawn. Wow, this was an interesting learning. Soon after freshening up, I walked towards the restaurant to catch up some breakfast. Well, it was not a lavish spread but I liked the fact that it had place for traditional and local cuisine. I ate some idlis, puttu, kadala and uttapam.

    If you are wondering what is puttu, let me explain as I had eaten it for the first time too. Puttu is basically steamed rice & coconut cake which is eaten with kadala curry which can be made from chickpeas, kala chana, whole bengal gram, etc.

    We used a jeep for offroading at Kailasapara estate.

    The view from the top of the hilltop from amazing and I posed on the jeep too. Behind me, you can see the grotto.

    The offroading experience at Kailasapara estate was the surprise package of the trip

  Ever since I had learned that Thekkady was more about cardamom plantations than any other spice, I was extremely curious to know all about its growing, harvesting and selling process. The trip to Kailasapara was supposed to take care of all this but what we did there was more than expected. A thrilling offroading activity, the small hike to the grotto, a visit to Silver oak and the walk around the kitchen garden well taken care by the owners was my favorite part of the trip. I was really glad that all guests who stay at Carmelia are taken to Kailasapara for different set of activities. It could be hiking, camping, fishing, barbecue, lunch or more.

    Kailasapara boasts of 1500 acres of land and it has one of the most picturesque settings in Thekkady. Once you are on the hillock, the beautiful view of the lake and the 360 degree view of the lush green plantations transports you to another world.

    I had no idea what a Grotto is until I saw this one in Thekkady. Grotto is an artificial recess or structure made to resemble a natural cave.

    This lake enhances the beauty of Kailasapara. Silver Oak is situated adjacent to it. It is another property from the house of Carmelia Haven. It is situated inside the Kailasapara estate

    Cardamom

  Cardamom is one of the region’s major spices of Thekkady. The altitude of the area suits the growth of the spice. The walk around Kailasapara helped me to learn that 70 percent of the national production of cardamom happens in Kumily. The quick lessons on winnowing, drying, processing, packaging also helped to learn the processes involved in growing cardamom.

    Thekkady is famous for producing cardamoms.

    Sadhya

  The Sadhya (feast) at the Kolumban restaurant will always be memorable. I was very hungry and it was a great opportunity to eat more than 20-25 dishes on one banana leaf. Sadhya is generally associated with Onam festival. The number of delicacies prepared is unlimited and a whole gathering sits together and feasts together. Every item on my platter had a special significance, was placed at the right corner and there was a way to eat it too. I relished the whole meal.

    The lavish treat!

    Nature walk, Vegetable Picking, Gaming, Cooking with the chef, Bonfire fun over Lavish dinner!

  After the great meal, I slept for an hour only to refuel myself for the evening activities. We started with the nature trail but this wasn’t a small affair to cover a 55 acres property. And finally I decided that I was going to use the next morning only and only for my own walk to absorb in every little thing about the natural beauty in there. However, it was a good learning to see some of the commonly used spices,plants and every day fruits and flowers. We also went for vegetable picking. The theme of the dinner was ‘farm to plate’. All that we had picked was used to make delicious curry. I had never seen square beans and mango ginger and I not only plucked them but also tasted them. Before the dinner, we had some time which we used for playing Carrom and foosball in the recreation room.

        The second night ended over a cozy bonfire and happy dinner. As promised to myself, I kept the morning to myself, walked around and checked every nook and cranny of the property and later took a dip in the swimming pool. So I did not miss out on anything except the spa. I wanted to indulge but there was no time. Overall, it was a rejuvenating trip to Thekkady and I have been missing the fun I had in the superb company of fellow travelers who love to blog like me.

      P.S.  The property has a tree house and it gives you a feeling that you are living in the jungle and watching over the activities from your room. Next time, I would love to stay there.     

    Happy travelling!!!

Welcome to Carmelia Haven in Thekkady…. Let me take you to a place where you will wake up in the misty mornings, you will hum the tunes of the chirping birds, you will tread your own nature trails, where the picturesque flora and fauna will fill your heart with joy, you will surrender yourself to the mysteries and miracles of nature, you will spend your days and nights in the vast expanse of spice plantations, you will not want to come down from your private tree house or jacuzzi villa and where you will not shy from saying that you are totally in love with Thekkady in Kerala.

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Hô hấp trở lại sau khi nằm trong nhà xác cả giờ đồng hồ

Đang làm nghi thức cầu siêu thì người nhà thấy thi thể động đậy, thoi thóp thở.

Một người phụ nữ Ấn Độ tên Rathnam, 40 tuổi, bị hoại tử nhiều bộ phận trên cơ thể do chứng vàng da. Sau 2 tháng chạy chữa, cô bị bệnh viện trả về, theo Mirror.

Rathnam, 40 tuổi mắc chứng vàng da nghiêm trọng. Ảnh: CEN.

Trên đường về nhà riêng ở làng Vandanmedu, bang Kerala, người phụ nữ trút hơi thở cuối cùng. Rathnam được đưa vào nhà xác địa phương để bảo quản trong môi trường đông lạnh. Một giờ sau, gia đình tiến hành cầu siêu cho cô thì bất chợt nhận thấy thi thể vẫn còn động đậy và thở.

Họ lập tức gọi cho cảnh sát và đưa cô đến bệnh viện nhưng Rathnam đã qua đời sau đó không lâu.

Nhà chức trách cho biết trước đó Rathnam được đưa vào nhà xác khi chưa có xác nhận tử vong từ bác sĩ.

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Best 15 things to do in munnar

The Kashmir of South India-Munnar is a town and hill station in the Idukki district of the southwestern Indian state -Kerala. Munnar is situated at around 1,600 metres above mean sea level, in the Western Ghats range of mountains.Some of the places one ought to visit is:

1. Erumadam

Tree house is made of natural materials like bamboo, coir, hay and straw. It is a new attraction in various parts of Kerala like Munnar, Thekkady and Wayanad.

2.Tea estates of Kolukkumalai

The vast expanse of tea plantations at Kolukkumalai Tea Estate in Munnar

is one of the highest tea plantations of the world as it is situated at an elevation of 7900 ft.The road running through Kolukkumalai Hills that leads to this tea garden in Munnar is exotic. The plantation is well-known worldwide for its flavoured tea leaves.A century old tea factory is also worth noticing.This tea factory even allows visitors to taste different types of aromatic teas

3. Camping and Trekking in Munnar

Trekking high elevations like Echo Point and Top Station is one of the most preferred things to do in Munnar.Echo point is situated in 15 km from Munnar, where voice resonance occurs. To enjoy mountain camping, Shola National Park is the best place.

4.Exotic animal and bird species

Eravikulam National Park near Munnar has exotic indeginous animal and bird spices .The most visited and popular wildlife areas of Munnar are Eravikulam National Park which is located in Kannan Devan hills and is famous for endangered Nilgiri Tahr. Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is a habitat to elephants, deer and leopards,and Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary has plenty of local and migratory birds

5.Areas of Munnar

Suryanelli, Anamudi Shola, Kundala, Marayoor and Vandanmedu are suitable for mountain biking.

6. Picnic near Waterfalls

Munnar has several hilly streams tha fall from height and thus forms a plunge pool. Attukal, Lakkam, Chinnakanal, and Thoovanam, are some famous waterfall in Munnar

7. Rock Climbing and Rappelling

Rock climbing and rappelling are tremendously thrilling activities and is one of the most adventurous tourist attractions in Munnar.

8. Shikara ride in Kundala Lake

Kundala dam is an artificial dam and Asia’s first arch dam. Rare Neelakurinji flowers, which blossom once in 12 years in the adjacent hills and valleys of Kundala Lake can be spotted during the visit.

9. Watersports at Mattupetty Dam

Mattupetty Dam and the lake are beautiful scenic spots of Munnar, located near Anamudi peak which is surrounded by tea plantations, spice gardens and rolling hills.

10. Elephant Safari at Carmelagiri Elephant Park

Carmelagiri Elephant Park is located on Mattupetty Road and is famous for short elephant rides.

11. Ayurvedic Spa

Kerala is well known for Ayurvedic therapies including rejuvenating spa and massages.

12. Street shopping

Local, aromatic essential oils like eucalyptus oil, lemongrass, and citriodora are very good for treating body and joint pains.Infact we can buy best quality tea from outlets of Tata Tea Museum and Kolukkumalai Tea Estate.

13. Tea Museum

Tata Tea Museum is one of the significant sightseeing spots in Munnar.

14. Cuisine of Kerala

A typical thali of the local cuisine in Munnar.Saravana Bhavan is one of the best in town to try the Malabar cuisine.

15. Village charm at Chithirapuram and CSI Church

CSI is a protestant church and isof the tourist attractions in Munnar.

Munnar is a peaceful and relaxing place in the hills and there are lots of tourist attractions in and around Munnar.

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