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Parunthumpara

Parunthumpara is a scenic hill station located in the Idukki district of Kerala, South India. It is also a beautiful viewpoint. We reach Parunthumpara on the way from Vagamon to Peermede. The hill station acquires its name from the appearance of a huge hawk-shaped cliff stretching towards a gorge.

Suicide Point at Parunthumpara, the cosmopolitan poet and author of the Indian national anthem Janaganamana, Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's face-shaped peak makes Parunthumpara a tourist attraction. On the day of Makaravilakku in Sabarimala, a famous Hindu pilgrimage center in Kerala, devotees can see the Makara Jyothis from Parunthumpara. Thousands of tourists visit Parunthumpara every day to enjoy the natural beauty of the place. Enjoy the beauty of the misty tea gardens along the way to the falcon and barn.


Other tourist attractions near Parunthumpara are Panchalimedu, Kuttikkanam, Vagamon, and Thekkady. The most adjacent railway accessibility to Parunthumpara is Kottayam Railway Station, which is 84.6km away from it. The nearest airport is Kochi, Nedumbassery. Tourists from Tamil Nadu can reach Parunthumpara either via Kumily or via Kambam-Theni-Kambammetu. Parunthumpara is located at a distance of 6 km from Peermede town on Kottayam Kumily Road. It is positioned at a distance of 25 km from the famous Thekkady tourist destination.


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