Mulligoor

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|unit_pref = Metric|population_density_km2 = auto|registration_plate = TN-43}}'''Mulligoor''' (முள்ளிகூர்) is a village in the [[Kundah taluk]] of [[The Nilgiris District|Nilgiris District]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] State, [[India]]. It is situated 10 kilometers away from sub-district headquarters Kundah and 30 kilometers from district headquarters [[Ooty]]. The main cultivation in Mulligoor is [[tea]] growing. This area surrounding Mulligoor is also very rich in wildlife.

The nearest railway station to Mulligoor is [[Lovedale, India|Lovedale]] which is located in and around 14.8 km distance.

Balacola ( 10 km ), Melur ( 10 km ), Nanjanad ( 11 km ), [[Kuruthukuli]] ( 14 km ), Lovedale ( 17 km ) are the nearby major villages to Mulligoor. Mulligoor is surrounded by Udhagamandalam Taluk towards North, Coonoor Taluk towards East, Attappadi Taluk towards South, Gudalur Taluk towards North.   

== Languages ==
[[Badaga language|Badaga]] is the main language for in this village, which is spoken by about 135,000 [[Badagas]] in around 200 villages in the [[The Nilgiris District|Nilgiris]].  

== Religion ==
Badagas worship several [[Hindu deities]], including [[Shiva]]. But their main deity is "Hethai" and they celebrate "Hethai Habba" in a grand fashion which spreads over a month during December–January every year, and the festival is celebrated all over the district. [[Karthikai Deepam|Lakshabba]] is the major festival of Mulligoor people.

== Demographics ==
The total geographical area of village is 17005.08 hectares.

== Facilities ==
A Government Elementary school, Post Office, Gym & Sports Ground is present within the village itself.

== Accessibility ==
Mulligoor is accessible only by road. It has very good and dedicated bus connectivity from [[Ooty]], [[Coonoor]], [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore|Mettupalayam]] and also [[Coimbatore]].
There are two routes to Ooty. One route is via M.Palada - [[Ithalar]] - Emerald. The other route is via Manjoor - Manihatty.
The Coonoor route is via Selas - [[Adikaratti|Adhikaratty]] Junction. The Mettuplayam Bus also passes through the Coonoor route.
The Coimbatore Bus uses the [[Karamadai]] - Mulli - Manjoor route. This route is the fastest way to reach Coimbatore from Mulligoor.

== Neelakurinji (Kurinji) ==
'''''Strobilanthes kunthiana''''', '''kurinji''' or '''[[Strobilanthes kunthiana|neelakurinji]]''', blooms in the forests of Mulligoor. [[Nilgiri Mountains|Nilgiri Hills]], which literally means the blue mountains, got their name from the purplish blue flowers of Neelakurinji that blossoms only once in 12 years.

== External links ==
*[https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/neelakurinji-blooms-in-nilgiris-ooty-botanist-1.1425327 Neelakurinji blooms in Mulligoor, Nilgiris.]

[[Category:Villages in Nilgiris district]]

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