Maruthva hills
Saturday, September 27th, 2008
Maruthva hills is around 50 kilometres from Trivandrum city. It was an excellent experience in climbing 2000 feet high mountain. Initially we felt a little bit tired but at the top there was a cave where cool fresh air is blowing which wiped out all tiredness. Western gutt ends in that part of Kanya Kumari and we get a full view of Southern Tip of the Indian Subcontinent.
The Maruthuva Mala, an abode of medicinal plants, forms part of the Western Ghats. According to tradition, the Marunthu Vazhum Malai was a fragment of the Sanjeevi mountain, which fell down here while it was being carried by Hanuman from Mahendragiri to Sri Lanka for healing the wounds of Lakshmana, brother of Lord Rama.
There are nine `theerthams’ — Siva, Agasthiyar, Hanumar, Palar, Sita, Rama, Devendaran, Brhama and Kalidhasan — in this hill.
