Skip Ooty And Visit Anamalai Hills; 8 Things To Do There

1. Upper Aliyar Dam

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2. Valparai Tea Estate

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3. Anamalai Tiger Reserve

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4. Karian Shola

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5. Monkey Falls

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6. Subramanya Temple

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7. Topslip's viewpoint

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8. Kadamparai village

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