Muniyara, Idukki
LocationMuniyara is part of Marayoor which is 40 km from Munnar, in Idukki district, central Kerala. A fascinating destination for anthropologists and archaeologists from all over the world, Muniyara has remnants of Dolmenoid cists belonging to the Megalithic age. Dolmenoids were burial chambers made of four stones placed on edges and covered by a fifth one called the cap stone. Some of these Dolmenoids contain several burial chambers, others have a quadrangle scooped out in laterite and lined on the sides with granite slabs. These are also covered with cap stones. Muniyara is part of Marayoor. Marayoor occupies a vast area on the slopes of the Western Ghats in Idukki district and is an important prehistoric site in Kerala. Apart from the Dolmenoid cists in Muniyara, Marayoor is famous for its natural sandalwood forests and prehistoric rock paintings. Getting thereMarayoorMunnar is 40 km and MunnarIdukki is 55 km by road.Nearest railway station: Ernakulam junction about 173 km away.Nearest airport: Kochi International Airport, about 199 km away.
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