Thirunelli and Tholpet Reserve Forest

During Deepavali (Oct 27th)long weekend I had been to Virajpet with Family. We visited Thirunelli , a temple located in Kerala, and Tholpet , a reserve forest on the border of Kerala and Karnataka. Thirunelli is an old temple in Wayanad district, approx 60~70 kms from Virajpet and 25 kms from Kutta. This is located on top of a hill and this hill is surrounded by mighty western ghats. Tholpet is a reserve forest on the way to Thirunelli from Virajpet, just after Kutta. Forest dept offers a 24km jungle safari. Unfortunately we went there on a long weekend and traffic on this safari trail was more than that on Kutta - Virajpet road. Guides say that on normal day chances of spotting a gang of elephants and bisons are very high. This safari is open from 7-10 Am and 3-5 PM. If you have your own jeep, you can drive it. Otherwise you have to rent a jeep, which will cost nearly 450 Rs.

Photos:

On the way to Thirunelli, after Kutta:

Thirunelli Temple:

Some shots from the Tholpet Reserve Forest :