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Awesome experience trekking with friends and family. If one wish to undertake a trek near Kanyakumari then, Marunthuvazh Malai(Maruthukottai) (which also has abundance of unique native medicinal plants) located on the Kanyakumari-Nagercoil highway is a treat for the trekker.
History: It was believed Lord Hanuman dropped a piece of earth as he was carrying a mountain with a life-saving herb, Sanjivani, from the Himalayas to Sri Lanka during the Rama-Ravana war. This chunk of earth is called Marunthuvazh Malai, which is literally translated to "hills where medicine lives". Marunthuvazh Malai forms the southernmost tip of the Western Ghats and is about 11 kilometers from Nagercoil and 7 kilometers from Kanyakumari. It stretches for more than a km, reaching a height of 800 feet at the highest point.
Best timming to trek morning 5 30am . it is about 2 hour journey to the top and not to expect shops or rest rooms on the way. For the first 30 minutes, one can enjoy the well laid out staircase after that, the arrows painted on rocks assist the trekker to the top.Once on the top, it is a visual treat to see the coconut grooves around the hill in the background of Kanyakumari seas. After spending one hour enjoying the panoramic view and the breeze and offering prayers at the small shire of Lord Hanuman, trekked back downhill.
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