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Bodhamalai
| Bodhamalai | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Coordinates | 11°32′33″N 78°14′28″E / 11.54250°N 78.24111°ECoordinates: 11°32′33″N 78°14′28″E / 11.54250°N 78.24111°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 19.3121 km (12.0000 mi) E-W |
| Width | 9.3342 km (5.8000 mi) N-S |
| Area | 180.2632 km2 (69.6000 sq mi) |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Tamil |
| Geography | |
| Location | Vennandur block, Rasipuram taluk |
| Parent range | which is part of the Eastern Ghats |
| Biome | Forests |
Bodhamalai is a hill in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu.[1]
Geography[edit]
Keelur, Melur, Gedamalai are some hill villages of Bodhamalai.[2] Bodhamalai is a parts of Eastern ghats in Salem district and Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu.[3] The Kolli hill is located forty kilometres south from Bodhamalai. The Yercaud or Shevaroy Hills of Salem district is located seventy kilometres north from Bodhamalai. The nearest town Rasipuram is located twenty kilometres South from Bodhamalai. Salem is located forty four kilometres north from Bodhamalai. The district capital Namakkal is located forty eight kilometres south from Bodhamalai. Mettala is located twenty one kilometres east from Bodhamalai. Vennandur is located thirty kilometres west from Bodhamalai.[4] Here the hill tribes live very little. All of them are displaced from Kolli hill and live here. No bus facility. You have to go for a walk.
Mythology[edit]
This Bodhamalai village people are believing lot of dwarf people were living in the hills. They lived with amazing super nature power and They had hidden the treasure. Many secrets are buried here. The same thing is that the Bodhamalai hill in Namakkal district. One of the oldest man who living in hill told the hills are believed to have traces of their lives on this mountain. The quintessential housing claimed to be the home of the dwarfs is so incredible that science can not be found. Some search for the golden treasure supposed to be hidden by the dwarves.[5] There are several crores of treasures that have been buried in the dungeon residence in this area. In fact, the dwarfs have no idea that this treasure should not go to the hands of the wrongdoers. Nobody has found that treasure until today. Many of the palaces of the dwarfs are found in ruins. It is not too large, since it is too high in hill.
Herbal plants[edit]
Several species of herbal plants grow in Bodhamalai. The local people sell herbal leaves, roots, tuber, stem, crust of herbal plant. [6] Some is smuggled illegally for herbal medicine productions. Nowadays Tamil Nadu government is controlling this type of illegal activities. And government promote people's needed essential in to the villages in Bodhamalai.
References[edit]
- ↑ "ஒரு மலைக்கிராமம்". www.jeyamohan.in. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ↑ "போதமலை மலைவாழ் மக்களுக்கு பலவகை மரக்கன்று வழங்கப்படுமா?". Dinamalar. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ↑ "Development | Namakkal District, Government of Tamilnadu | Land of Poultry, Transport". namakkal.nic.in. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bodha Malai". Bodha Malai. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ↑ "Travel guide". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ↑ http://www.wjpr.net/download/article/1410852071.pdf