IN SEARCH OF DOLMENS IN MARAYOOR...
Enjoy the charm of a secluded village with no hustle and bustle, treks on the hillsides and sandalwood-scented evenings? Marayoor is the right place for that. The sprawling sugarcane fields and the river flowing along the edge make this place heaven. It sheds sugarcane blossoms here, symbolizing the purity of the village. Vegetable gardens, apple trees in kanthaloor and historic sage groves. . . These are all the highlights of marayoor. Marayoor is 45 km from Munnar. Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and Kannandevan Tea Estates are all eye-catching sights. Marayoor village is surrounded by mountains on all four sides. This rain shadow valley is unlike any other region in Kerala. This is a holy place where many temples are located. Tenkashinathan, Arunakshiamma, Murugan and Ganapati are the main deities. Dolmens: Muniyara’s are sites that leave evidence of medieval culture. They are said to be the tombs where the dead were buried and the places where the sages did penance. Ea...