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'''Rangaswamy Peak and Pillar''' is a rocky column in [[Kotagiri]], [[The Nilgiris District|The Nilgiris]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is located at a distance of 20&nbsp;km from Kotagiri. <br />
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==Rangaswamy Peak==<br />
Located at {{coord|11|27|39|N|76|59|13|E}}, the height of Rangaswamy Peak is above {{convert|5885|ft|abbr=on}} and it is visible from Kodanad View Point.<ref name=a>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitindia.org.in/tamil%20nadu/kotagiri.html|title=Kotagiri|publisher=visitindia.org.in|accessdate=Sep 27, 2011}}</ref><ref name=b>{{cite web|url=http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/Kotagiri.htm|title=Kotagiri |publisher=www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in|accessdate=Sep 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecoheritage.cpreec.org/Viewcontall.php?$mFJyBfK$MzOYi8oJC?h|title=RANGASWAMY PEAK|publisher=ecoheritage.cpreec.org|accessdate=Sep 27, 2011}}</ref> This is the most sacred place for the [[Irula people|Irulas]] who hold it as the home of the deity Rangaswamy. It is also known as Rangabottu and hosts an annual harvest-fertility festival.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zvelebil|first=Kamil V.|date=2000|title=Toga: Ndra Name Ka: Ppa: Ttaṇõ: May the Gods Protect Us: A Contribution to Nilgiri Religious Infrastructure|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/605021|journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society|volume=120|issue=2|pages=178–189|doi=10.2307/605021|issn=0003-0279}}</ref> It was in this region that a DC-3 Air India plane carrying the statistician [[Abraham Wald]] crashed on 13 December 1950.<ref>[https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19501213-1 Incident record]</ref><br />
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==Rangaswamy Pillar==<br />
Rangaswamy Pillar is found on the north west side of Rangaswamy Peak. The height of the pillar is about 400 feet.<ref name=a/><ref name=b/><br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Kotagiri]]<br />
* [[Ooty]]<br />
* [[Coonoor]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district]]<br />
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