Meenuliyan Para or Meenulinjan para (മീനുളിയന്‍ പാറ) is a mountain peak situated near

Thodupuzha Thodupuzha (തൊടുപുഴ) is a municipal town located in Idukki district, Kerala, India, that covers an area of . It lies on the banks of Thodupuzha river, which merges with the Kaliyar and Kothamangalam rivers at Muvattupuzha to f ...

in Idukki district, in the

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n state of

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. , It is noted for a huge rock that rises more than 4000 feet - hence the name 'Para' (which means 'rock' in the

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

language) - and has about two acres of evergreen forest on top of it. The rock itself covers an area more than 500 acres. The mountain's name derives from the apparent resemblance of its rocky surface to fish scales. The mountain's peaks are often covered in mist on rainy days but on clear days, the lower Periyar area, Bhoothathankettu and even Ernakulam may be visible from the peaks vantage points. Meenuliyan para is located 47 km from

Muvattupuzha Muvattupuzha () is a town in the midlands directly to the east of Kochi in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is located about from downtown Kochi, and is a growing urban centre in central Kerala. The town is also the starting po ...

and 51 km from

. Meenuliyan para can be reached only by a pedestrian path for about 3 km from Pattayakkudy, in Vannappuram Panchayath in Idukki district. Cochin Port and parts of

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

district can also be seen from top of the Meenuliyan para. MeenuliyanPara2

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