Karian Shola National Park, National park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Western Ghats, India
Karian Shola National Park encompasses 1479 square kilometers of mossy rainforests interspersed with montane grasslands and towering rocky cliffs in Tamil Nadu.
The park received its designation in 1989, following significant changes due to tea and coffee plantations established during the mid-1800s in the Western Ghats.
The park territory includes six indigenous tribes, totaling 4600 individuals who maintain their traditions and celebrate events such as Elephant Pongal.
Visitors can access various ecological zones through designated trails while observing wildlife species including Bengal tigers, Indian elephants, and lion-tailed macaques.
The neelakurinji shrub within the park flowers only once every twelve years, with mass blooming events recorded in 1994 and 2006.
Part of: Western Ghats
GPS coordinates: 10.38333,77.08333
Latest update: July 24, 2025 11:45
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