Why visit Marayur
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 9 parks and trails, 2 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 30 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Lakkam Waterfalls, Thuvanam Waterfalls, Anaimalai Tiger Reserve and Anamudi Shola National Park.
Weather in Marayur
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About Marayur
Marayur or Marayoor is a town in Devikulam taluk of Idukki district in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. It is located 42 kilometers north of Munnar on SH 17 connecting Munnar with Udumalpet, Tamil Nadu. Marayur is situated at around 990 metres above mean sea level and is the only place in Kerala that has natural sandalwood forests. Ancient dolmens and rock paintings in Marayur date back to the Stone Age.
From the Wikipedia article Marayur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do30
18 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Anaimalai Tiger Reserve
Park · 10.9 km
Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
Anamudi Shola National Park
Park · 11.5 km
Protected area in Idukki District, Kerala, South India
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Park · 3.0 km
Wildlife sanctuary in Kerala, India
Karian Shola National Park
Park · 14.7 km
Protected area in Tamil Nadu, India
Restaurants and cafes2
History
Marayur claims to be a part of a Stone Age civilization that is as old as 10,000 B.C. It is also home to a later period of large-scale dolmen-building. People migrated from pandya dynasty
regions of ancient Tamilakam to this area when the Madurai king Bangaru Thirumala Nayak was defeated by Chanda Saheb, in the eighteenth century CE. The migrants created five villages, being Kanthalloor, Keezhanthur, Karayur, Marayur and Kottakudi. These villages were called the "Anju nadu", literally meaning "five lands".
From the History section of Marayur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship3
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Healthcare4
Map of Marayur
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cochin International Airport (COK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 84 km away.
- Munnar 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Valparai 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Dhali 26 km north, about 26 min by car
- Kumaralingam 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
- Sankaramanallur 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
- Sundakkāmpālaiyam 33 km north, about 33 min by car
- Bodināyakkanūr 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Palakkad 78 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Coimbatore 84 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Piravam 86 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kovilkadavu, {{subst:usernamexpand:Cyrillic}}, Public domain
- Thoovanam Waterfalls, Ajith U, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jambu Malai 2, Marcus334, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 33 by N A Nazeer, N.A.Nazeer, CC BY-SA 2.5 in
- Lukkam waterfalls, Munnar, Kerala, Subramanian Kabilan, CC BY 2.0
- Anamudi shola national park, Fotokannan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Matthieu Aubry, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Strobilanths kunthiana, Suresh Krishna, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (16), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (5), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (9), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (14), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (4), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (11), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (12), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (17), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (7), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (10), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (15), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (6), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (2), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (13), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (3), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (8), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (20), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (19), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (18), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Elephant wild Elephant 01, Sanu N, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Elephant wild Elephant 03, Sanu N, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Elephant wild Elephant 02, Sanu N, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor to Dolmen views ksrtmun2k24 (1), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor ksrtmun2k24 (2), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rivina humilis from Marayoor, Sneha Forestry, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Senna occidentalis from Marayoor, Sneha Forestry, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Solanum seaforthianum from Marayoor, Sneha Forestry, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor sandal forest views ksrtmun2k24 (8), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor ksrtmun2k24 (3), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor sandal forest views ksrtmun2k24 (9), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor ksrtmun2k24 (4), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marayoor ksrtmun2k24 (5), Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
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