An unforgettable tryst with Natural world

Even with the swiftly proliferating weeds surrounding her, she cuts an imposing figure, green and charming, the picture of fecundity. Locked into her smile are perhaps the mysteries of the universe itself. The place presents an idyllic look, more so when viewed from the ropeway that cuts across the dam and the garden. After driving eight miles from Palakkad a town in Kerala lies this cozy and beautiful dam and garden of Malampuzha. By the time we reached there it was almost dusk, sun started rolling down the water and I was awe-struck by the famed cable car gliding at top across the dam. As it became dark, lights in the garden started to twinkle and people of all walks of life, young and old started to mill.



As we were exhausted of the journey, we re-energized ourselves with a hearty dinner including fat fishes of dam roasted with pepper and salt. Then we started to stroll around the town. The bazaar of Malampuzha was swarming with roadside vendors who where selling stuffs ranging from eatables to toys. We loaded ourselves with some goodies including mouth watering sweets that offered the tang of Kerala to the taste buds. As we moved around the roadside shops, the cool breeze started to enfold our bodies bringing slumber. We soon reached the Garden House situated nearby, run by Kerala Tourism department. We were greeted and were offered hot steaming tea by the waiter who then led us to our luxurious room. As I was heavy-eyed, I wrapped inside the blanket and started to snore away to glory.

My sleep was disturbed with the warmth of sun’s golden rays entering the room and striking my eyes; I stretched forth my hand and sprung out of my bed. I gazed at the mirror on the door; with oiled and uncombed hair I was looking terrible. As it dawned, zillions of nature including the flora and fauna started to greet the sun, with birds chirping around and trees dancing along with breeze. As I peeped out through my window, I was presented with rich natural beauty of lush greenery and the Western Ghats standing as a safeguard to the dam.

As time passed, everyone woke up from the bed and started doing our regular morning chores. Shortly after dressing up casually, we decided to explore the place. The cable car or ropeway was the first thing in our mind; we planned to take a ride in the dream cable car. The ropeway was powered by giant turbines and had seats for two people accommodate. I and my cousin were packed into the cable car which had a see-through top; we sat gingerly in our seats. It started to move ahead in a slow and uniform motion, and before we looked down, we were airborne. Far from here in the cable car, we could have an uninterrupted view of the majestic Western Ghats and the Malampuzha dam. We were enjoying the spectacular look 70 feet above the ground, before long we reached the dam and held our breath until we safely crossed the waters. Back the ropeway returned the same way and now we were relaxed and enjoyed the ride.



We then headed towards the boat jetty and waited for some time until then we saw a boat piercing the dam waters packed with passengers. They are a concoction of Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, most of them turned out to be youngsters including the school and college students. Soon, we set out our journey on the boat, a double decker with another cart load of tourists. As the boat went deeper into the dam waters we had a clear glance of the Western Ghats along with dancing clouds. Pile of trees stood around the Ghats imitating the green nature. Trees and small islands of shrubs covered the dam in some places. We had a clear image of sluice gates of the dam at a distance, before we enjoyed we were back again to the quay side. The blossomed garden reflected the greenery of ‘God’s own country’. The getaway brought an unforgettable memoir to our mind.