My Journey Through Photography

It is an ideal hangout place for tourists, where they can rejuvenate the mind and breathe some fresh air. The hill station is comprised of 3 attractive hills called Thangal hill , Murugan hill and Kurishumala , that gives  mesmerizing feelings to the visitors. These have religious places of worship and offers eternal bliss and clam mind. Moreover, Vagamon is a paradise of adventure seekers, which has the option of paragliding, rock climbing and trekking.

I had a yearend trip to Vagamon with my family in 2012. We started in the morning 6 O’ clock. It’s an extra ordinary experience to travel on the meandering road to Vagamon, once the green capped hills and adjacent plane lands are viewable. We reached there by around 8.30. After having the breakfast, we started to see the meadows, which is famous for its greenery. Sadly, the place was too dry and we could see that the grasses were brownish in color and only some trees looked greenish. As the annual rainfall for less for the region, it affected the beauty of this place. I took some snaps there and then we went to the murmuring pine forests. It’s a place where I felt cooler than being outside because of the thick dense trees.

Our next target was Kurishumala Ashram (Monastery) of Cistercian monks. There was a restriction for private vehicles to enter 1 km far from the Ashram. We parked our car there and started to walk, but luckily we got an auto rickshaw. The Ashram has small chapel inside that provided me a divine feeling. Next to the Ashram, there is and Indo-Swiss farm project run by the monks of Ashram, where we could able to see large sized cows of variety breeds.  As Photography was not allowed in the Ashram premises, I had to just see and feel the environment. Kurishumala has another church called St. Sebastain Church, but we didn’t get in there as we thought of avoiding the trek in the sunny noon.  I took some more snaps of hillocks and got satisfied.

While coming down from Kurishumala , we were trapped in a traffic block as a bus was punctured on the way.  Because of this, our lunch was delayed and some more plans were cut short. On the way back, I suggested another hillock location called ‘Ilaveezhapoonchira ’ (means the pond of flowers where the leaves do not fall). Even though we got into the zigzag road to there, we left that plan in the middle, as it would be too late to come back on the same day.  It’s an enchanting travel to cherish the memories.

Where to Stay in Vagamon

 As it was a one day trip , we didn't have to search for a place to stay. But  I believe there are a lot of hotels , cottages and home stays available there , as it's a major tourist spot. I suggest you to opt home stays , as it would be more comfortable.