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Udagamanadalam, "The Queen of Hills" is endowed with extraordinary scenic beauty and is one of the best known hill resorts of India and amidst the verdant Nilgiris or Blue Mountains. It was discovered by John Sullivan, the Collector of Coimbatore and was later named as Ootacamund or Ooty derived from the word ottakkalmandu, which means the "village of a single stone".
Botanical Garden, The colonial legacy of this british developed hill resort is still reflected in its terraced Botanical Garden has the most colorful collections of flora in Southern India. The beautifully maintained garden also has exotic varieties of orchids, ferns, ornamental and floral plants, alphines, coniferous trees ,etc. The ‘Fern House’ built here is one of the most attractive features of the garden.
The other places in Ooty are Ooty lake, Thread garden, Government museum, Raj bhawan, Kandal cross, Ooty club Stone house, St stephen’s church, The Nilgris library, The museum, Palaces, Wenlocks down, Wellington, Avalanche Coonoor, Sim’s park, Pomogicalstation, Pasteur institute, Law’s falls, Ketti, Dodabetta,glenmorgan, Pykara, Kotagiri, Mudumulai Wildlife Sanctuary, Mukurthi peak & National park and Rose garden
Rose garden has become the largest rose garden of india which has the intial collection rose plants. It is the first rose garden in the country to be recognized as a "Garden of Excellence" by the World Federation of Rose societies.
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Sabarimala
 Lord Ayyappan is a symbol of religious unity and communal harmony. Being born out of Mohini and Lord Shiva, he is also known as Dharmasastha, Hariharan, Ayyanar and Manikantan. There are several temples dedicated to Lord Ayyappan all over India. |
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