Mullaperiyar Dam
A masonry dam high in the Cardamom Hills, holding the Periyar at nearly 900 metres above the sea.
- Where
- Idukki, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 9.5286, 77.1442
Get the Mullaperiyar Dam stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mullaperiyar Dam. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mullaperiyar Dam
Periyar National Park 6.7 km
A lake made by a dam in 1895, now the middle of a tiger reserve, worked by boat rather than by jeep.
Kumily Spice Market 8.1 km
Cardamom, pepper and clove sold at the Tamil Nadu border, where the plantations begin.
Gavi 10.0 km
A forest village inside the Periyar reserve, reached by one permit and one road, with a lake, a dam and no mobile signal.
Mangala Devi Temple, Idukki 12 km
A stone temple on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border opened one day a year, on Chithra Pournami.
Sabarimala 12 km
Forty one days of vows, and eighteen steps.
Panchalimedu 15 km
A high viewpoint in Idukki where Ayyappa devotees camp to watch for the Makaravilakku flame.
Kuttikkanam 20 km
A tea and cardamom station on the Kottayam road at 1,000 metres, with mist most mornings and a summer palace the Travancore raja built.
Suruli Falls 23 km
A two stage fall in the Cumbum valley, mentioned in the Silappadikaram.
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Questions
Where is Mullaperiyar Dam?
Mullaperiyar Dam is in Idukki, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Periyar National Park (6.7 km), Kumily Spice Market (8.1 km), Gavi (10.0 km).
How do I get the Mullaperiyar Dam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mullaperiyar Dam and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mullaperiyar Dam before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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