The stars which are scattered below; the twinkling lights of Kumily<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Sachin Mathews Mani<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stargazing is a popular pastime which cannot be enjoyed in an urban environment since urban pollution does not make the atmosphere conducive for star gazing. Kumily is not an exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While it may be difficult to look up and view the glory of the stars on most nights, there is a spot where you can practise light gazing or look down and view the star studded town of Kumily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This perfect location to view the glittering lights of the town is at Ottakathalamedu which is about 5 kilometres from Thekkady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ottakathalamedu situated at an altitude of roughly 1300 metres above sea level is a challenging trekking spot; being more of an off-road track. The best mode of transportation would be a two wheeler. Ottakathalamedu also has a watchtower which provides a fantastic view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The place is only now emerging as a popular destination for tourists and therefore not fully equipped to handle night tourism. However, it is a lovely spot to watch the sunset and gaze at the lights of Kumily when they come on to do their twinkling dance. Weather permitting, you can also have a good view of the full moon on the 6th<\/sup> and 7th<\/sup> March 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When visiting, it is a better to have the help of some local folk since the place carries a certain amount of risk and has limited options to eat or have a snack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is hoped that the Government\u2019s tourism initiatives are focused on this location and better infrastructure is developed to make it a go to location for Tourists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The stars which are scattered below; the twinkling lights of Kumily when viewed from above<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":443,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kumilycalling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kumilycalling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kumilycalling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kumilycalling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kumilycalling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kumilycalling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kumilycalling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kumilycalling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kumilycalling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kumilycalling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}