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Kanthanpara Falls
Surroundings are nonetheless
very pleasant

Kanthanpara Falls: (22 kms from Kalpetta, 23 kms from Sultan Bathery, 57
kms from Mananthavadi) Relatively smaller than Sentinal Rock, and rather
less frequented, Kanthanpara and it’s surroundings are nonetheless very
pleasant. An easy hike away from the main road, it’s perfect for picnics.
Paingatteri Agraharam: (28 kms from Kalpetta, 23 kms from Sultan Bathery, 7
kms from Mananthavadi) This is a settlement of Tamil Brahmins organised
in the classic architectural typology of row houses. Their ancestors are
believed to have come from Thanjavur in Tamilnadu principally as cooks
to the royal household of the Kottayam dynasty.
Muniyara: (27 kms from Kalpetta, 11 kms from Sultan Bathery, 44 kms from
Mananthavadi) Excavations at various points around the foot of the
Ambukuthi Hill have unearthed a distinctive series of ancient burial
vaults commonly called Muniyaras. Remnants of Stone Age tools and
pottery found within these cellars are now displayed at the Wayanad
Heritage Museum.
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