Ambanad Hills
Ambanad Hills
Ambanad | |
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 Ambanad Hills | |
  Ambanad Hills Location in Kerala, India  Ambanad Hills Ambanad Hills (India) | |
| Coordinates: 8°59′31.5054″N 77°5′4.5594″E / 8.992084833°N 77.084599833°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Founded by | East India Company |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democracy |
| • Body | Aryankavu Panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Nearest city | Kollam |
| Nearest railway station | Kazhuthurutty |
Ambanad Hills or Ambanad is a hill station in Punalur Taluk in the eastern part of Kollam district in Kerala, India. This is one among the few tea and orange plantation areas in Kollam district.[1] Ambanad Hills is in Aryankavu panchayath, about 12 km away from Kazhuthurutty.[2]
This place is also home to Saint George Orthodox Church, Ambanad, a growing pilgrimage centre within the Diocese of Kottarakkara-Punalur of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. Saint George Orthodox Church was established in 1960, with 30 families and has since dwindled to 2 families bringing significant attention and assistance from nearby Orthodox parishes.[3] This parish is known for "Ambanad Perunnal" which takes place every May, and is the celebration of the Feast of St. George the Martyr.
The place is a famous tourist destination in South Kerala and is popularly known as 'Mini Munnar'.[4] The tea estate in Ambanad hills is set up by the British people it is the only tea estate in Kollam district. The plantation and estate is controlled and managed by Travancore Rubber and Tea Company. The estate falls in Clove belt of India (Kollam - Nagercoil) and is one of the largest Clove estate in the country.[5] It was one of the first places in country to which East India Company introduced clove in 1800s. The crop harvesting requires skilled labour and hence every year, the migrant labourers from Tamil Nadu will stay at the estate and work for nearly a month for harvesting the clove.[6][7]
Attractions
[edit]- Estate Bungalow with night stay
- Kudamutti waterfall
- View points
- Tea Factory with British era equipments[8]
- Three lakes with pedal boating
- Nedumpara Peak
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "On top of the Ambanad Hills - Mathrubhumi". Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Ambanad Hills - Kerala Tourism". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Malankara Sabha https://www.malankarasabha.org/content/20972/St-Georges-Orthodox-Church-in-Ambanad-celebrates-the-Feast-of-St-George-on-May-12th. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Ambanad Hills And Tea Estate". DTPC Kollam. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Pereira, Ignatius (12 March 2014). "Cloves add flavour to the season". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Scent of cloves fills the air in Ambanad". The Hindu. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Pereira, Ignatius (9 March 2013). "Clove harvest spices up Ambanad". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "On top of the Ambanad Hills". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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