Rangaswamy Peak and Pillar

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.

Rangasamy Peak

Rangaswamy Peak

Located at 11°27′39″N 76°59′13″E, 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

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

See also

References
  1. "Kotagiri". visitindia.org.in. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  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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