Banasura Hill
Banasura Hill is situated in Padinjarathara and it is one of the tallest mountains in the Western Ghats of the Wayanad district, Kerala, India. The hill is named after Banasura, a mythical character of Indian legends.Photo: Drsanthoshnair, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,073 metres
- Description: one of the tallest mountains in Western Ghats, Kerala
- Also known as: “Banasuram”, “Bānāsuram”, and “Buffalos Hump”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Meenmutty Falls.
Meenmutty Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Anantharamvanchiprakash, Public domain.
Meenmutty WaterFall is situated in Padinjarathara in Wayanad District, Kerala. It is the largest waterfall in wayanad and it is a three-tiered waterfall with a height of 1000feet and it is on Banasura hills. Meenmutty Falls is situated 4 km southeast of Banasura Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tharuvana and Kunhome.
Tharuvana
Village
Photo: Anilwyd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tharuvana is a village in Vellamunda Panchayath of Wayanad district, Kerala, India. The place is a junction connecting the Vythiri-Tharuvana road to State Highway 54 running between Kuttiady and Mananthavady. Tharuvana is situated 9 km northeast of Banasura Hill.
Kunhome
Village
Kunhome is a small village situated in Thondernadu Panchayath, Wayanad district, Kerala, India. It has a diverse cultural heritage. Kunhome is a hub for domestic and international tourists. Kunhome is situated 10 km northwest of Banasura Hill.
Mazhuvannur
Village
Photo: Anilwyd, Public domain.
Mazhuvannur is where many Hindus believe the axe of Shiva is believed to have fallen ) Mazhuvannur is a hilly village located 10 Kilometres from Mananthavady in Wayanad district, Kerala, India. Mazhuvannur is situated 10 km northeast of Banasura Hill.
Banasura Hill
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Mananthavady, Wayanad, Malabar, Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Banasura Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Banasura Hill”
- Hindi: “बाणासुर पर्वत”
- Ladin: “Banasura Hill”
- Malayalam: “ബാണാസുര സാഗർ മല”
- Marathi: “बाणासुर शिखर”
- Tamil: “பானாசூரா மலை”
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