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| Mudumulai Wildlife Sanctuary |
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary stretches for acres of land with varied vegetation. The hilly terrains are filled with dense deciduous forests. The sanctuary is richly filled with Bamboos, Natural teak, Anogeissus latifolia, Terminalia, Crenulata/Terminalia Tomontosa, Grewia, and Indian Labumusum, Aredesia and Solanancea.
The eminent wildlife sanctuary houses a lot of Elephants, Gaur, Banner, Macaque, Common Langur, Tigers, Leopards, Chital, Panther, Sloth Bear, Python, Barking Deer, Four Horned Antelope, Otter, Crocodiles (Mugger), Giant Flying Squirrel, Sambar, Hyena, Wild Dog, Wild Boar, Mouse Deer, Spotted Deer, Jackal, Hare, Porcupine and Mongoose.
There are innumerable birds in the sanctuary like Peacock, Grey Jungle Fowl, Red Spur Fowl, Grey Partridge Quails, Goggle Eyed Plower, Malabar Whistling Thrush, Large Racket-Tailed Dronge, The Magpie-robin, Spotted Babbler, Small Green Barbet, Green Pigeons, Brown Dove, Malabar Grey Hornbill, Bulbuls, Mynahs, etc. The carnivores from the avian class include Eagles, Hawks, Buzzards, Harriers, Falcons and King Vulture.
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Lord Ayyappan is a symbol of religious unity and communal harmony. Being born out of Mohini and Lord Shiva, he is also known as Dharmasastha, Hariharan, Ayyanar and Manikantan. There are several temples dedicated to Lord Ayyappan all over India. |
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