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Vagamon - Nature at its bountiful best

Vagamon - Where landscapes are virgin and each sight is overwhelmingly green and beautiful. Secluded from the outside world and situated at about 3500 feet above sea level, Vagamon provides unending holidaying fantacies round the year.

" Vagamon is where nature comes to its colourful best."

A tiny plantaion township in Central Travancore, vagamon has an overtone greenery.

With never ending lines of lush green hills breathtaking ravines and meandering rivulets, Nature adorns Vagamon into one of the best naturescapes of this country.

:: In Vagamon ::

Pine Forest

Orchid Flowers

Green Meadows

Rocky Out Crop

:: In and Around ::

:Kurisumala Ashram:

The Kurisumala Ashram, located right at the heart of the Sahyadri Mountains combines Christian beliefs with Indian spiritual thought. The monastery, founded by a Belgian Cistercian Francis Acharya, is most known for its serene and calm atmosphere. The monks here lead an austere life of chastity and silence, spending their time in manual labour and meditation. Production of milk and honey is their means of livelihood. The honey is collected from the rock clusters among

which beehives are to be found in plenty. The cows bred by the monks yield around 1500 litres of milk a day. The ‘Resurrection Garden’ the highest point of the hills, is used by the monks for meditation. All are welcome to come and spend a few days in the Ashram, provided they adhere to the rules. Visitors to the Ashram often describe the experience as divine and ‘out of the world.’

:Teekoy:

Teekoy is a small village located on the hills of Wagamon along the banks of the Meenachil river. Teekoy also has a waterfall of its own-the Marmala waterfalls which gurgle and cascade down rocks and slopes. A drive upto this little village is bound to be an enchanting experience, with magnificent views all around. Parts of the village are covered by rubber plantations which is also the main occupation of the inmates.

Teekoy is also famous for its trekking routes. Ayyampara is one of the favorite spots of tourists in Teekoy where there is always a pleasant breeze in the evenings. The view from the top of the Illickan mountains nearby is breathtaking, to say the least. On a night with a clear sky, you can even see upto the Aleppey port, 75 km away! It is believed that at the top of the hill, a rare plant called ‘Neelakoduveli’ grows, which is supposed to possess life-giving properties.

:Thangalapara:

Thangalpara is a popular Muslim pilgrimage destination situated on the Thangalpara hill. It is believed that the Mausoleum of Sheik Fariduddin stands here. The unique feature of the three hills here is that they house shrines of the three religions of Kerala-Hindu, Muslim and Christian.

:Murugan Hill:

The Murugan temple is a majestic temple replete with carvings situated on the top of the Murugan hill, which is believed to be the hill of Lord Muruga, the God of destruction.