Rangaswamy_Peak_and_Pillar Knowpia

Rangaswamy Peak and Pillar is a rocky column in Kotagiri, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. It is located at a distance of 20 km from Kotagiri.

Rangaswamy Peak edit

Located at 11°27′39″N 76°59′13″E / 11.46083°N 76.98694°E / 11.46083; 76.98694, the height of Rangaswamy Peak is above 5,885 ft (1,794 m) and it is visible from Kodanad View Point.^[1]^[2]^[3] This is the most sacred place for the Irulas who hold it as the home of the deity Rangaswamy. It is also known as Rangabottu and hosts an annual harvest-fertility festival.^[4] It was in this region that a DC-3 Air India plane carrying the statistician Abraham Wald crashed on 13 December 1950.^[5]

Rangaswamy Pillar edit

Rangaswamy Pillar is found on the north west side of Rangaswamy Peak. The height of the pillar is about 400 feet.^[1]^[2]

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Kotagiri". visitindia.org.in. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Kotagiri". www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
^ "RANGASWAMY PEAK". ecoheritage.cpreec.org. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
^ Zvelebil, Kamil V. (2000). "Toga: Ndra Name Ka: Ppa: Ttaṇõ: May the Gods Protect Us: A Contribution to Nilgiri Religious Infrastructure". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 120 (2): 178–189. doi:10.2307/605021. ISSN 0003-0279.
^ Incident record

[a-1] "Kotagiri". visitindia.org.in. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

[b-2] "Kotagiri". www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

[3] "RANGASWAMY PEAK". ecoheritage.cpreec.org. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

[4] Zvelebil, Kamil V. (2000). "Toga: Ndra Name Ka: Ppa: Ttaṇõ: May the Gods Protect Us: A Contribution to Nilgiri Religious Infrastructure". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 120 (2): 178–189. doi:10.2307/605021. ISSN 0003-0279.

[5] Incident record

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Summary

Rangaswamy Peak edit

Rangaswamy Pillar edit

See also edit

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