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'''Gori shola''' is a locale in [[Ooty]] famous for its water reservoir. It is located off the road from Ooty to [[Doddabetta]] amidst the Doddabetta forests.<ref>{{cite news|title=Panther found dead in Ooty|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOICH/2009/07/22/TOICH_2009_07_22_TOC.htm|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=15 September 2011}}</ref> It is a tourist spot in the town, which provides a pleasing look of the surroundings from the top of the reservoir.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news|title=Concern over abuse of Shola reservoir area by vandals|first=D.|last=Radhakrishnan|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/04/stories/2008020456030600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207123442/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/04/stories/2008020456030600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 February 2008|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 February 2008|accessdate=15 September 2011}}</ref>

==Dargah==
A [[Dargah]] has been built on top of a hill in Gori shola. It is the final resting place of a saint called Hazrath Peer Syed Hassan Shah.<ref>{{cite news|title=Devotees throng Gori Shola shrine|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/28/stories/2009042851540300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502081810/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/28/stories/2009042851540300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 May 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 April 2009|accessdate=15 September 2011}}</ref> The Dargah, which is several decades old, has gained popularity over the years and is now a popular pilgrimage centre among Muslims in and around the [[Nilgiris district]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Milad-un-Nabi celebrated with religious fervour in Ooty|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/17/stories/2011021758380500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508131503/http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/17/stories/2011021758380500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 May 2011|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=17 February 2011|accessdate=15 September 2011}}</ref> A popular festival called the urs Hazrath Peer Syed Hassan Shah Khadri is celebrated in the Dargah annually.

==Littering concerns==
Gori shola has had problems with people littering discarded items like cigarette packets, liquor bottles and plastic bottles and lighting bon-fires in the area. Graffiti inside the pump house and on the walls of the reservoir has been placed by vandals. This has been a concern for local residents and environmentalists, since the area adjoins a reserve forest and a water body.<ref name=hindu/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nlsenlaw.org/copy_of_news/concern-over-abuse-of-shola-reservoir-area-by-vandals/ |title=Concern over abuse of Shola reservoir area by vandals |publisher=The National Law School of India University |accessdate=2011-09-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324105159/http://www.nlsenlaw.org/copy_of_news/concern-over-abuse-of-shola-reservoir-area-by-vandals/ |archivedate=2012-03-24 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Government Rose Garden, Ooty]]
* [[Government Botanical Gardens, Udagamandalam]]
* [[Ooty Lake]]
* [[Ooty Golf Course]]
* [[Stone House, Ooty]]
* [[Ooty Radio Telescope]]
* [[Mariamman temple, Ooty]]
* [[St. Stephen's Church, Ooty]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Tourism in The Nilgiris}}

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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Ooty]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district]]
[[Category:Geography of Ooty]]

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