Periyar National Park
A lake made by a dam in 1895, now the middle of a tiger reserve, worked by boat rather than by jeep.
- Where
- Idukki, Keralam, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 9.5775, 77.1800
Get the Periyar National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Periyar National Park. 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 Periyar National Park
Kumily Spice Market 3.3 km
Cardamom, pepper and clove sold at the Tamil Nadu border, where the plantations begin.
Mangala Devi Temple, Idukki 5.1 km
A stone temple on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border opened one day a year, on Chithra Pournami.
Mullaperiyar Dam 6.7 km
A masonry dam high in the Cardamom Hills, holding the Periyar at nearly 900 metres above the sea.
Gavi 15 km
A forest village inside the Periyar reserve, reached by one permit and one road, with a lake, a dam and no mobile signal.
Suruli Falls 17 km
A two stage fall in the Cumbum valley, mentioned in the Silappadikaram.
Panchalimedu 18 km
A high viewpoint in Idukki where Ayyappa devotees camp to watch for the Makaravilakku flame.
Sabarimala 19 km
Forty one days of vows, and eighteen steps.
Kuttikkanam 23 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.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Keralam
Questions
Where is Periyar National Park?
Periyar National Park is in Idukki, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kumily Spice Market (3.3 km), Mangala Devi Temple, Idukki (5.1 km), Mullaperiyar Dam (6.7 km).
How do I get the Periyar National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Periyar National Park 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 Periyar National Park 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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