Tour to Edakkal
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Location: Ambukuthi Hills, Wayanad, Kerala.
Unique Features: One of the earliest sites of human habitation, the Edakkal caves represents an exceptionally rich Pictographic Gallery of its kind.
Access: Only by a 1 km trek trail
Geographical Position: 11°12’N latitude, 76°15’E longitude
General Elevation of the Ground: 1200 meters above sea level
Location
Edakkal caves are located on the Ambukuthi Hills near Ambalavayal, at a distance of about 10 kilometers from Sultan Bathery, in Wayanad District, Kerala.
If you have an interest in primitive history, make sure to include a tour to Edakkal in your Kerala tour itinerary. The Edakkal Caves were said to have formed naturally, when out of some natural causes, three massive boulders got disoriented in such a way that one rested on the other two, with some part of it jutting out and forming the roof in between. The cave walls are adorned with numerous scriptures and carvings depicting prehistoric men and their ways of life. At Edakkal there are stone scripts, cave drawings and pictorial inscriptions of human and animal figures with unique head dresses, swastik representations, stars, wheels, bows, knives, palm trees etc. These drawings resemble the 7000 year old straight line cave drawings found only in Stiriya in the European Alps and certain rocky places in Africa.
About Edakkal
The two caves at Edakkal are about 30 ft deep, and the wall inscriptions are of immense historical significance. Though the origins of these cave drawings have not yet been traced with certainty, they are still evocative enough to lure tourists from far and wide to embark upon a tour to Edakkal. They provide an excellent depiction of the highly civilized pre-historic people and their habitats. These caves can be accessed only through a 1 km trek route from Edakkal. The journey to the top is an extremely challenging one, but the excellent scenic beauty all around - acres and acres of green forest and hillocks, are sure to bowl you over on your tour to Edakkal.
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