Tea Garden in Ooty By Saswat's Photography

Описание: Ooty : The place of Heaven

Ooty, the colloquial of Ootacamund, is a popular hill station of South India in the Nilgiri District of Tamil Nadu. Ooty stands at 7,347 feet (2239 m) above sea level in the Nilgiris mountain range. Ooty covers an area of 36 sq km and contains the highest point of Southern India, the Doddabetta Peak. The name of the place was derived from the Toda word ‘othakal-mund’ that means ‘the house of single stone.’ The weather is quite pleasant at an average of 15 to 20 °C in summer and dropping to 0 °C during winter.

Ooty is not the destination in itself, as much as it is the focal point of attraction. The hilly region also houses smaller towns like Coonoor and Kotagiri. This hill station is popular for its tea farming as well as oil extraction industry, wherein the oil is obtained from its eucalyptus trees, lemon grass, geranium, clove and camphor. The significant festivals include the Summer Flower Festival held at the Botanical Garden that remains the main highlight of the place, during the season. In addition, the Tea and Tourism festival held in January every year also attracts thousands of tourists.

Major attraction of ooty is the mountain train journey to Ooty on a ratchet and pinion track. The journey covers 46 km and the train starts from Kallar, near Mettupalayam and passes through steep curves and long tunnels along deep ravines full of green vegetation, streams and tea gardens.

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