The tesu flowers are traditionally used for colour-play in the spring festival of Holi. Tesu flowers are boiled in water to give a fragrant, deep yellow water which has medicinal properties and prevents skin problems in the coming summer.
In the midst of sprawling greens... Club Mahindra Lakeview Resort is located 150 km from Cochin, 140 km from Madurai Airport, 135 km from Alvva Railway Station and 20 km from Munnar.
Thekkady means wildlife! Elephants, bison, boar, deer… I was ready to greet the tiger, but didn’t see one despite a night patrol with the forest guards with torches, guns and a line of elephants on either side of us! The sound of leaves rustling under our feet on a moonless, starry night…