IN THE LAP OF NATURE -- A Photo Feature
(By Subbaram Danda)
We -- our family and our son-in-law's family -- were
on a short holiday recently at Yelagiri, a quaint hill station (altitude: 3,460 feet) of Tamil Nadu located at about 250 kilometres from Chennai.
We stayed at Marigold Ridge, a Sterling resort, which offered all modern
facilities, including a swimming pool with three streams of artificial
waterfalls. The resort stood tall with
four storeys amidst a veritable jungle. With
only a few sightseeing attractions, the hill station is best-suited for
relaxation. Velavan temple, a couple of
other shrines, Nature Park and Punganur Lake are the main places to visit.
To reach Yelagiri from Chennai, we first travelled by the Bangalore-bound Double Decker train and got down at Jolarpettai. Outside the station we engaged a large taxi for Rs.900 and reached the Sterling resort in about 45 minutes. Yelagiri hillock is located at about 20 kilometres from Jolarpettai. The ghat road was excellent and the weather too was fine. The scenery around was pleasing. We could see 14 hair-pin bends on the way, each named after a Tamil savant.
Here are
some photos of our Yelagiri stay.
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A statue of Buddha in the front yard of the resort |
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With the statue of Buddha |
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The front view of the resort |
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An interior view of the resort |
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In front of our room. Down below is a swimming pool
with three streams of artificial waterfalls |
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Another view of the resort
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The swimming pool and the garden |
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In the garden of the resort |
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In the garden of the resort |