Ajaysekher.net » Strobilanthes Kunthiana http://ajaysekher.net ajay sekher's weblog Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:08:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Kurinji Comes Down the Hill! http://ajaysekher.net/2009/08/09/kurinji-comes-down-the-hill/ http://ajaysekher.net/2009/08/09/kurinji-comes-down-the-hill/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:30:39 +0000 Ajay http://ajaysekher.net/?p=47
  • Wagtails of Devikulam
  • Honey Buzzard of Bison Valley
  • Serpent Eagles of Chokra Mudi
    • ]]>

    Neela Kurinji in Santhan ParaKurinji (Strobilanthes Kunthiana) which is part of South Indian culture and ecology from atleast the Sangham age is blossoming yet again in the Ghats. This time it is near Santhan Para in Udumban Chola taluk in Idukki district.

    Those who have missed this lifetime spectacle (that rarely happens once in twelve years) in 2006 can experience this magic of nature now! Check out the image of the purplish grassland posted.

    This time there are two blooming locations. Santhan Para and Kzhuthakkulam Medu near Sankappan Para (7 km south of Santhan Para on the Kumaly highway).

    In Santhan Para flowers have started withering away due to bad wind. But visitors can enjoy the large scale blooming at Kazhuthakkulam Medu, which will certainly sustain for another month or so.

    Santhan Para is 35 km from Munnar through Devikulam route; and around 40 km from Kattappana through Nedum Kandam.

    Let us make this an opportunity for launching a popular campaign to declare these areas as a buffer zone for the Kurinji Mala Sanctury that is yet to materialize! Let us hope for the best and believe in the future.

    Related posts:

    1. Wagtails of Devikulam
    2. Honey Buzzard of Bison Valley
    3. Serpent Eagles of Chokra Mudi

    ]]>     http://ajaysekher.net/2009/08/09/kurinji-comes-down-the-hill/feed/ 4