TOURISM :: 1 ::

KURINJI IN BLOSSOM IN THE NILGIRIS

BY P S SUNDAR

             Neela Kurinji is said to be a reason for these mountains to get the name 'Nilgiris' but, the uniqueness of Kurinji lies in its varying flowering cycle annual to 16 years and mostly in 12 years in the Nilgiris.  

             Understandably, every time, Kurinji blossoms, tourism peaks in the Nilgiris.

             Here is a treatise on this ::  Photos were taken on Manjur- Kinnakorai belt on Oct 10, 2014 ::