Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located 18 km north of Marayoor on State Highway 17 in the Marayoor and Kanthalloor panchayats of Devikulam taluk in the Idukki district of India's Kerala state. It is one of 18 wildlife sanctuaries among the protected areas of Kerala.
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Albino gaur or Manjampatti white bison. Albino gaur are very rare; this photograph was taken in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary.
View of Chinnar montane rain forest
Information board at Chinnar Checkpost
Marayur or Marayoor is a town in Devikulam taluk of Idukki district in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. It is located 42 kilometers north of Munnar on SH 17 connecting Munnar with Udumalpet, Tamil Nadu. Marayur is situated at around 1,600 metres above mean sea level and is the only place in Kerala that has natural sandalwood forests. Ancient dolmens and rock paintings in Marayur date back to the Stone Age. In 1991 Marayur had a population of 9,590.
Marayoor
Dolmens of Marayur
A rock painting at Marayoor
Karimutty waterfalls near Marayoor