Tholpetty Tourism, Kerala India
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Tholpetty Fast Facts
- State: Kerala
- District: Wayanad
- Famous for/as: Wildlife
- Altitude: 2100 m
- Language: Malayalam, English
- Best Season: Oct - May
- Weather: Summer 23-35°C, Winter 10-24°C
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- Pincode: 670646
- STDCode: 04936
Tholpetty, India Overview
The Tholpetty (Beguri) Wildlife Sanctuary, a part of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, is 15 km north of Mananthavady and connected to Muthanga in Wayanad and Nagarhole in Karnataka. Flanked by towering mountain ranges on all four sides, Tholpetty is spectacular and serene, with a floating population of 900-odd elephants. These moist deciduous forests are rich in bio-diversity and form an integral part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It was here that the renowned Malabar king Pazhassi Raja fought the British.
Major tourist attractions around Tholpetty include the Thirunelly temple, Panchateertha, where the water from five rivers was supposed to have met in the past, the Papanashini River, which is believed to cleanse one of all sins, and Pakshipathalam, a natural rock cave in the Brahmagiri Hills. September-May is the best time to visit Tholpetty.
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Tholpetty, India History
Tholpetty does not figure much in South Indian / Kerala's history. However, for the locals, Tholpetty is important for it is here that the revered Malabar King, Pazhassi Raja (fondly called the "Lion of Kerala"), waged one of his wars against the Colonial British.
Pazhassi Raja was the king of the Kottayam Royal family (near modern day Thalassery, Kannur district) of the Malabar region during the last decades of the 1700's. He achieved the title Veera ("Brave") when he fought a guerilla war against British occupation.