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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Parunthumpara
| native_name = പരുന്തുംപാറ
| native_name_lang = ml
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| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline = Parunthumpara 1.JPG
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| image_caption = Tagore head at Parunthumpara
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|9.553482|N|77.035827|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Idukki District|Idukki]]
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| government_type = [[Panchayath]]
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = KL-37
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Peermade]]
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'''Parunthumpara''' is a village in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Kerala]]'s [[Idukki]] District.<ref name="censusdata">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population.aspx |title=Census of India: Villages |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=2010-09-16}}</ref> It is a small scenic location near [[Wagamon]] en route to [[Peerumedu]]. Parunthumpara is located 6 km from [[Peermade]] and 25 km from [[Thekkady]]. The Malayalam word ''parunth'' means eagle and ''para'' means rock. It is called Parunthumpara or "eagle rock" because of a large area around like an eagle.{{cn|date=January 2021}}

From here, the ''[[Makarajyothi]]'' of [[Sabarimala]] is visible. The main attractions of Parunthumpara are Suicide Point and Tagor Head (a rock that appears to have the shape of Tagor, an Indian poet's, head). {{cn|date=January 2021}}

The District Tourism Promotion Council plans to develop Parunthumpara as a hill station and as a stopover place for tourists who travel from [[Kumarakom]] to Thekkady. There are two main roads through which the domestic and international tourists reach the district — from [[Nedumbassery]] to [[Munnar]] and from Kumarakom to Thekkady. A project has been submitted to the government{{when|date=January 2021}} for constructing a protective wall and for allotting a parking area so as to prevent the entry of vehicles on the grasslands.{{cn|date=January 2021}}

[[File:Manu Mathew Keerampanal Parunthumpara.jpg|thumb| A view from Parunthumpara]]

[[File:Parunthumpara Panorama view 1.jpg|thumb| A panorama view from Parunthumpara]]

[[Sabarimala]] pilgrims visit the area to witness [[makarajyothi]], making it a busy place during the pilgrimage season.

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[[Category:Mountains of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Mountains of Kerala]]
[[Category:Geography of Idukki district]]

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