Kodanad - Location : Kodanad is about 30 km from Ernakulam town the
highranges on the southern bank of the river Periyar
Elephants are an integral part of Indian mythology and culture. In
God's Own Country, elephants are often referred to as the sons of
the 'Sahya' (the Western Ghats). Once a part of every day life in
Kerala, elephants are the most ornamental and auspicious animals here.
No festival or celebration is complete without an elephant procession.
Rows of majestically caparisoned elephants, replete with colourful
silken parasols form the most spectacular part of any event here.
Kodanad, set on the southern banks of the Periyar river amid the
beautiful high ranges near Perumbavoor, is one of the largest elephant
training centres of Kerala. Earlier elephants captured from the Malayatoor
forests (the forests in the east and north of Kodanad) were trained
here. Since the introduction of a ban to elephant capture Kodanad
has been reduced to a training centre. The famous Malayatoor Church
is near Kodanad.
Muthanga of Wayanad district and Konni of Pathanamthitta district
are two other such centres. Another attraction for elephant lovers
is Punnathur kotta, of the neighbouring Thrissur district, where some
40 elephants of the Guruvayoor temple are groomed.
Kodanad - Getting there :
Kodanad - Nearest railway station: Ernakulam, about 30 km
Kodanad - Nearest airport : Cochin International Airport, about 65
km
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