"Best place to off road way and view point"

Syed Abdul Rashid K

"Dolmens- Kanthalloor Marayoor

Munnar, a hill station widely recognized for its verdant hills, natural beauty, tea plantations, and several lakes, boasts many tourist attractions that lure people from every corner of the world.

Of course, there are sights such as Echo Point, Atukkad Waterfalls, Mattupetty Dam, Rajamalai National Park, Top Station, Pothamedu View Point, Anamudi Peak, and Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary. But a place that has not gained much attention of the visitors unlike other sightseeing places in Munnar is Muniyara Dolmens.

An idyllic destination for experience seekers, geography lovers, and photo fanatics, the Muniyara Dolmens is a great spot for all those who wish to travel back in time and peep into the history of the Neolithic Era.

Situated in Marayoor, this ancient rock structure features a unique representation where 4 stones are vertically laid on the ground and the 5th stone, which is also called the capstone, is placed horizontally on top of them, thus making it look unique and different from other dolmens. It is a must-visit attraction for Paleophiles and definitely needs your attention on the way.

Things to do at Muniyara Dolmens, Munnar

Spend some ME time while sitting around for a while. This will allow you to enjoy the tranquillity of this place and rejuvenate your senses far away from the maddening crowd.
Take photographs of the Muniyara Dolmens and its surrounding area to cherish your visit for a lifetime. It offers numerous opportunities to click astonishing pictures.
Get in touch with locals to learn about the strange stories related to this spot. The ancient tale will surely leave you in awe and make you gaze at it with more interest.
Entry Fee and Timings of Muniyara Dolmens, Munnar

There is no entry fee to visit Muniyara Dolmens in Munnar and it welcomes tourists from 7:00 AM in the morning to 6:00 PM all days of the week. The recommended exploration time is 30 minutes to 1 hour."

Traveling_Canucks

"Muniyara is a small village in Adimaly block in Idukki District of Kerala State. What makes the Muniyara so special is the dolmens which are abundant here.

Dolmenoids are burial chambers made of four stones placed vertically up and covered by a large stone slab, also known as ‘cap stone’ from the top. Dolmens generally belong to the megalithic period or the great stone age period which occurred between 10,000 BCE and 500 CE. It is marked by special burial stones marked by megaliths-burial places made of large stones. The period is also marked by other types of megaliths such as cists (pitted chambers), menhirs (pointed marker stones), cairns (rock piles), and sarcophagi (stone coffins). Manimekhalai, one of the five epics of Tamil literature written around 500 CE, mentions the religious undertones in the complex funeral rites in South India-mentioning the burial spots such as stone chambers, pits, urns, and sacrophagi. According to anthropologists, the emergence of megaliths is the first definitive sign of humanity developing a belief in the afterlife. There are other explanations to the same that the cremation practice might have been used by that time since they seem to have been pragmatic and would have been a practice to avoid corpse-borne diseases."

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