Wayanad Mundakai|കാവൽക്കാരൻ പാറയും മലമുകളിലെ അമ്പലവും|welcome to Wayanad

The hills that stretch from Meppadi to Mundakai are covered with tea plantations. Scattered among the tea plants are silver oak trees that shoot up into the sky. Small roads intertwine through the estates. Apart from some Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses and jeeps, there are not many vehicles plying through these narrow roads.

Most of the roads heading up to hills end at cottages. Each family has three small rooms in these cottages set up for the estate workers. Standing at the courtyards of the cottage, you can see the slanting raindrops descending on to the valley. Sometimes, it's the all-consuming mist that engulfs the hills and its surroundings.

Sentinel Rock

If you want to explore further, drive forward to reach Mundakai. en route you would see the towering Sentinel Rock at a distance.

mundakkai-rock
Vellaraparai was probably named the Sentinel Rock as it was considered to be a guardian of the tea plants. The estate owned by the Harrison Malayalam Plantation is also called as Sentinel Rock estate. Sentinel refers to a soldier or guardian.
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