Tourist attractions in Wayanad, the Glossary

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1. 73 relations: Ambalavayal, Anantnath Swami Temple, Australo-Papuan babbler, Bamboo, Banasura Sagar Dam, Bandipur National Park, Bandipur Rural Municipality, Biodiversity, Bison, Brahma, Brahmagiri (Karnataka), Cheetah, Chembra Peak, Chital, Civet, Conservation biology, Cuckoo, Department of Tourism (Kerala), Deva (Hinduism), Dhole, Edakkal caves, Gaur, Hamsa (bird), Herb, Jamadagni, Jungle cat, Kalpetta, Kanthanpara Waterfalls, Karalad Lake, Karnataka, Kayakkunn, Kerala, Kerala Agricultural University, Kuruvadweep, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Malayalam, Mananthavady, Mango Orange, Medicinal plants, Meenmutty Falls (Wayanad), Monkey, Mudumalai National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Organism, Owl, Pachydermata, Panthera, Parashurama, Pazhassi Raja, ... Expand index (23 more) »

2. Tourist attractions in Wayanad district

Ambalavayal

Ambalavayal is a village in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India.

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Anantnath Swami Temple

Anantnath Swami Temple (also known as the Puliyarmala Jain Temple is a Jain temple located at Puliyarmala, 6 km from Kalpetta in the Wayanad district in the state of Kerala in India. It is dedicated to Anantnath Swami, a Tirthankar of the Jain faith. The Jain temple is located at Puliyarmala, Kalpetta in the district of Wayanad in Kerala.

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Australo-Papuan babbler

The Pomatostomidae (Australo-Papuan or Australasian babblers, also known as pseudo-babblers) are small to medium-sized birds endemic to Australia-New Guinea.

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Bamboo

Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae.

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Banasura Sagar Dam

Banasura Sagar Dam, Situated in Padinjarathara in Kerala and it is the Largest Earth Dam in India and Second Largest Dam in Asia Banasura Dam is under the control of Padinjarathara KSEB Substation India's First Operating Floating Solar Power Plant was Established in Banasura Dam.

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Bandipur National Park

Bandipur National Park is a national park covering in Chamarajnagar district in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Bandipur Rural Municipality

Bandipur is a hilltop settlement and a rural municipality in Tanahun District, Gandaki province of Nepal.

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Biodiversity

Biodiversity (or biological diversity) is the variety and variability of life on Earth.

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Bison

A bison (bison) is a large bovine in the genus Bison (Greek: "wild ox" (bison)) within the tribe Bovini.

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Brahma

Brahma (ब्रह्मा) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva.

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Brahmagiri (Karnataka)

Brahmagiri, is a mountain range in the Western Ghats of south India.

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Cheetah

The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large cat and the fastest land animal.

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Chembra Peak

Chembra Peak (Chembra Mala) is a mountain in the state of Kerala, India, with an elevation of above sea level.

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Chital

The chital or cheetal (Axis axis), also known as the spotted deer, chital deer and axis deer, is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent.

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Civet

A civet is a small, lean, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests.

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Conservation biology

Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions.

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Cuckoo

Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes.

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Department of Tourism (Kerala)

The Department of Tourism is a major government ministry under the Kerala Government that regulates and supervises tourism in Kerala.

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Deva (Hinduism)

Deva (Sanskrit: देव) means "shiny", "exalted", "heavenly being", "divine being", "anything of excellence", and is also one of the Sanskrit terms used to indicate a deity in Hinduism.

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Dhole

The dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a canid native to Central, South, East and Southeast Asia.

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Edakkal caves

The Edakkal caves are two natural caves at a remote location at Edakkal, from Kalpetta in the Wayanad district of Kerala in India. Tourist attractions in Wayanad and Edakkal caves are tourist attractions in Wayanad district.

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Gaur

The gaur (Bos gaurus) is a bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986.

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Hamsa (bird)

The (Sanskrit: हंस or hansa) is an aquatic migratory bird, referred to in ancient Sanskrit texts which various scholars have interpreted as being based on the goose, the swan, or even the flamingo.

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Herb

In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances.

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Jamadagni

Jamadagni (lit) is a sage in Hindu literature.

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Jungle cat

The jungle cat (Felis chaus), also called reed cat and swamp cat is a medium-sized cat native to the Middle East, the Caucasus, South and Southeast Asia and southern China.

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Kalpetta

Kalpetta is a major City and municipality in the Wayanad district of the Indian state of Kerala.

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Kanthanpara Waterfalls

Kanthapara Falls is a waterfall in Wayanad district of Kerala, India.

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Karalad Lake

Karlad Lake is located in Thariode, Wayanad. Tourist attractions in Wayanad and Karalad Lake are tourist attractions in Wayanad district.

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Karnataka

Karnataka (ISO), also known colloquially as Karunāḍu, is a state in the southwestern region of India.

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Kayakkunn

Kayakkunnu is a village near Nadavayal, Mananthavady in the Wayanad District of Kerala, India.

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Kerala

Kerala (/), called Keralam in Malayalam, is a state on the Malabar Coast of India.

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Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) is a state university for agricultural education, recognised as a State Agricultural University by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

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Kuruvadweep

Kuruvadweep or Kuruva Island is a protected river delta. Tourist attractions in Wayanad and Kuruvadweep are tourist attractions in Wayanad district.

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Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC) also known as the Indian Orthodox Church (IOC) or simply as the Malankara Church, is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church headquartered in Devalokam, near Kottayam, India.

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Malayalam

Malayalam is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people.

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Mananthavady

Mananthavady is a municipality, taluk and town in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India.

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Mango Orange

Mango Orange, officially spelt ‘mangorange’, is a small village in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Medicinal plants

Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times.

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Meenmutty Falls (Wayanad)

Meenmutty WaterFall is situated in Padinjarathara in Wayanad District, Kerala. Tourist attractions in Wayanad and Meenmutty Falls (Wayanad) are tourist attractions in Wayanad district.

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Monkey

Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians.

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Mudumalai National Park

Mudumalai National Park is a national park in the Nilgiri Mountains in Tamil Nadu in southern India.

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Nagarhole National Park

Nagarahole National Park is a national park located in Kodagu district and Mysore district in Karnataka, India.

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Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in the Nilgiri Mountains of the Western Ghats in South India. Tourist attractions in Wayanad and Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve are tourist attractions in Wayanad district.

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Organism

An organism is defined in a medical dictionary as any living thing that functions as an individual.

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Owl

Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes, which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight.

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Pachydermata

Pachydermata (meaning 'thick skin', from the Greek label, and label) is an obsolete order of mammals described by Gottlieb Storr, Georges Cuvier, and others, at one time recognized by many systematists.

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Panthera

Panthera is a genus within the family Felidae, and one of two extant genera in the subfamily Pantherinae.

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Parashurama

Parashurama, also referred to as Rama Jamadagnya, Rama Bhargava and Virarama, is the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver god Vishnu in Hinduism.

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Pazhassi Raja

Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (3 January 1753 – 30 November 1805), also known as Cotiote Rajah and Pychy Rajah, was the de facto head of the Kottayam Kingdom in the Malabar region of Kerala between 1774 and 1805.

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Peafowl

Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus Pavo and one species of the closely related genus Afropavo within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies).

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Phyllanthus emblica

Phyllanthus emblica, also known as emblic, emblic myrobalan, myrobalan, Indian gooseberry, Malacca tree, or amla, from the Sanskrit आमलकी (āmalakī), is a deciduous tree of the family Phyllanthaceae.

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Project Elephant

Project Elephant is a wildlife conservation movement initiated in India to protect the endangered Indian elephant.

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Puliyanmala

Puliyanmala is a village in Idukki district of Kerala state, India.

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Sanctuary

A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine.

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Sloth bear

The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), also known as the Indian bear, is a myrmecophagous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent.

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Soochipara Falls

Soochipara Falls also known as Sentinel Rock Waterfalls is a three-tiered waterfall in Vellarimala, Wayanad, India.

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Sultan Bathery

Sultan Bathery is a town and municipality in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India, near its borders with Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Tourist attractions in Wayanad and Sultan Bathery are tourist attractions in Wayanad district.

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Swamp

A swamp is a forested wetland.

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Tamil language

Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia.

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (TN) is the southernmost state of India.

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Teak

Teak (Tectona grandis) is a tropical hardwood tree species in the family Lamiaceae.

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Terracotta

Terracotta, also known as terra cotta or terra-cotta, is a clay-based non-vitreous ceramicOED, "Terracotta";, MFA Boston, "Cameo" database fired at relatively low temperatures.

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Thirunelli Temple

Thirunelli Temple (also spelled Tirunelli) is an ancient temple dedicated to Maha Vishnu on the side of Brahmagiri hill in Kerala, India, near the border with Karnataka state.

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Tipu Sultan

Tipu Sultan (Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu; 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799), commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore or "Tiger of Mysore", was an Indian ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India.

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Tourist attraction

A tourist attraction is a place of interest that tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement.

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Vaikuntha

Vaikuntha (translit), also called Vishnuloka, and Tirunatu (Tirunāṭu) in Tamil, is the abode of Vishnu, the supreme deity in the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism,Gavin Flood, (1996).

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Vishnu

Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.

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Wayanad district

Wayanad is a district in the north-east of the Indian state of Kerala, with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta.

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Wayanad Heritage Museum

Wayanad Heritage Museum, also known as Ambalavayal Heritage Museum is a museum at Ambalavayal, 12 km south of Sulthan Bathery, in Wayanad district, Kerala, India.

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Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Wayanad, Kerala, India with an extent of and four hill ranges namely Sulthan Bathery, Muthanga, Kurichiat and Tholpetty. Tourist attractions in Wayanad and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary are tourist attractions in Wayanad district.

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Woodpecker

Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which also includes the piculets, wrynecks and sapsuckers.

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900 Kandi

900 Kandi (Thollayiram Kandi) is a tourist destination located in Meppadi village of Wayanad district, Kerala. Tourist attractions in Wayanad and 900 Kandi are tourist attractions in Wayanad district.

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See also

Tourist attractions in Wayanad district

• 900 Kandi
• Edakkal caves
• Jain Temple, Kidanganad
• Karalad Lake
• Kuruvadweep
• Meenmutty Falls (Wayanad)
• Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
• Pakshipathalam Bird Sanctuary
• Pookode Lake
• Sultan Bathery
• Tourist attractions in Wayanad
• Vellarimala
• Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourist_attractions_in_Wayanad

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