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Location : 10 km from Palakkad town, north
Kerala.
Attractions : Dam, amusement park, boating facilities, rock garden and ropeway.
Malampuzha, a little township on the foothills of the Western Ghats takes its name from the river
Malampuzha. Nurtured by this tributary of Kerala's longest river, the
Bharathappuzha, Malampuzha is a lush green town and has been a major
tourist attraction for its trekking trails and the large irrigation dam.
Around the reservoir of the dam are beautiful gardens and amusement parks. Boating facilities are available on the lake. Other attractions in the Malampuzha garden are the beautiful rock
garden, the fish-shaped aquarium, the snake park, the ropeway which takes you on an aerial tour of the park, and the gigantic
Yakshi (an enchantress) sculptured by Kanai Kunhiraman, the leading sculptor of Kerala.
The most interesting feature of the rock garden is that the whole place is made of unwanted and broken pieces of bangles, tiles, used plastic cans, tins and other
waste materials. The garden is a master work of sculptor Padmasree Neck Chand Saini. His rock garden in Chandigarh is world famous and attracts thousands of tourists every year.
Getting there:
Nearest railway station: Palakkad.
Nearest airport: Coimbatore, about 55 km from Palakkad town.
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