Elk Hill Murugan TempleLocation: Elk Hill, Ooty, Tamil NaduPrice: Free EntryTiming: 6:00 AM – 8:00 PMBest Time to Visit: Throughout the year; early mornings and festival daysOne of the most pious and revered places of Hindu deity Lord Murugan is Elk Hill Murugan Temple. It is situated at the Ooty on the beautiful and green lush Elk Hill. It’s a divine abode where people can achieve an unparalleled panoramic and a blissful and a god gifted divine feel. It gives a serene divine ambiance, along with a wide stretched 40 feet long high statue of Lord Murugan that could be witnessed from every point of Ooty. Built in typical South India style with colorful gopuram it allure and draws a lot of devout people. Climbing a set of steps it is sure that the views of the Ooty valley will be sure to stun you while ascending the hill. The rise makes a challenging trek and a grand show of the green tea plantations, verdant forests and steep valleys. You will be enchanted with the view of the beautiful, green and the blue hill valleys, especially if visited during early morning hours and the evening times when the weather conditions of the town are amiable.
