Travel Guide - Yelagiri

Yelagiri

Yelagiri is a beautiful place in southern India and is located among the hills on all sides of it. Its a beautiful hill station with pleasing environment and fine climate and the place is fabulously wonderful in the winters. Highly populated with tribals who are chiefly engaged in forestry, agriculture and horticulture along with all other occupations undertaken by the rural people. A wonderful tourist place where one can enjoy the charms of traditional life in the lap of the mother earth. The path taking the roadway to Yelagiri is finely constructed and well punctuated with the milestones and signboards all way through. Petrol pumps are sufficient enough which makes traveling convenient and easy. Huge plains can be seen from the ghat and visitors enjoy using their telescope for enjoying the ethnic beauty which stays spread far and wide. A little risk of the stray animals does persist but one can always enjoy a good time with the tamed ones. The difficulty which one would actually face is the lack of medication facility provided in these areas. So, when one opts for the hilly destination one is supposed to have first aid kit, so as to avoid any medical traumas. It is a wonderful place for trekking and people generally love going trekking in these hilly areas. Full of wonderful temples on the hilly region, it makes it a wonderful place for the young and old alike. Temple bells add a special mythological essence to the bells and keeps the feeling of life alive even in times of bare silence.

When To Go

Yelagiri has a moderate climate all through the year. During summers (March to June) temperature varies from 18°C to 34°C. Winters (November to February) are cool and temperature ranges from 11°C to 25°C. Monsoons (July to September) receives an average rainfall.

Pongal (January) and Deepavali during October are two important festivals celebrated with much gaiety and enthusiasm. Summer festival for three days in the month of May is very attractive and during this period tourists flock to this place.

Best season to visit Yelagiri is from November to February.

History

Not much information on Yelagiri is available. This quaint hamlet has practically remained untouched by any conquest and annexure. Yelagiri is a tribal land and has remained under then for centuries gone by. One can still find the antediluvian charm in the air of the city.

Attractions

Jalagamparai Falls

    popular

Jalagamparai waterfalls stay to be in the valley region downhill and are at little distance away from the Yeligiri. It's a beautiful place to be there and the experience is worth remembering. Waterfall's view is best in the days of November to February as they are fully loaded with water but the waterfall is little dry in the times of summers.

These days the flow of water in the waterfall is considerably reduced as compared to recent past years, but still its scenic beauty has always been appreciated and liked by most of the tourists visiting the place and they have a great time there.

Jalagandeeswarar Temple

    popular Jalagandeeswarar Temple stays in the womb of Vellore Fort, which by itself is a fine place to visit. It has the mythological back ground of history underneath and a great working story cultivating the trust of people even today. The place has great sculptures encarved from stone and which depict the live spirit of the god within. It is a great piece of craftsmanship and has several sculptures which are indeed a masterpiece.

The temple has a giant open ground where the people can have their prayers and holy rituals. And at times even marriages can be well organized in front of the temple gathering the benedictions of the god one believes in.

Swamimalai Hills

    popular Swami malai hills are the hills in the form of cake with a strong base at the bottom and high peak of the hills just tend to touch the sky. The highest of its peak is about 4338 meters from the ground level and people love climbing the great heights at a stretch.

There are several other peaks in the neighbourhood like Javadi hills, Pallamathi hills and the like which are easier to climb and thereby enjoy the beauty of the nature from a distance. Climbing does consume time, so if one starts climbing the mountain early in the morning then one can enjoy the beauty of the mountain all day long with all the different climatic conditions troughout the day.

Punganoor Lake

   It is a man made lake which is created artificially so as to enhance the beauty of the place and attract the tourists so as to have better place for the people to visit and keep the life going as several people here rely on it for livelihood as it has been a tourist junction for years together. The periphery of the lake is around 57 sq meters and is a best place for boating and rowing.

There is a beautiful flori culture garden in the neighbourhood where people can rest a while enjoying the beauty of the lake on one side. There is an open space for birds where different species of birds come to have their feed. In all, it is a wonderful place for all those who have loved nature to the core of their heart.

Velavan Temple

   Velavan temple was constructed in the memory of Lord Murugan and is located on the tip of the mountains of yelagiri. It is a best view point to have a look at the wonderful large plains lying beneath from the top of the mountain. The temple bells ringing on the top of the mountain helps keep life going and maintains the essence of culture live upright even these days.

All festivals celebrated in Tamil Nadu are celebrated with great pomp and luxury in velavan temple and the best time to visit this temple stays to be in the month of July or August when there are frequent festivals celebrated one after the other.

Distances

Bangalore	155 km	3h
Chennai	212 km	3h, 30m
Mahabalipuram	215 km	3h, 30m
Coimbatore	277 km	4h, 10m
Ooty	297 km	4h, 30m
Hyderabad	679 km	10h, 30m

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