There are many such places in India where the natural beauty attracts people towards it. From north to south, India is world famous for its natural beauty. Its fame has spread far and wide. There are many such tourist places in the country where the beautiful scenery fascinates the people. Something similar is the history of Neelakurinji flowers found in the forests of Kerala state of South India.

Actually, a flower named Neelakurinji is one of the many extraordinary flowers in the world. The special thing is that Neelakurinji flowers bloom once in 12 years. Tourists have to wait for 12 years to see the beauty of these flowers.

Neelakurinji flowers have bloomed once again on the Shalom Hills under Santhanpara Panchayat of Idukki district of Kerala. These flowers enhance the natural beauty of the Shola forests of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states of South India even more.

According to reports, Neelakurinji is a variety of Strobilanthes and it is a monocarpic plant. This is a plant that takes 12 years to bloom again once it fades. Usually Neelakurinji starts blooming from the month of August and lasts till October.

Neelakurinji not only adds to the beauty of Kerala but also promotes tourism business there. People come here in large numbers to see these flowers. Not only this, people go to Kerala by spending lakhs of rupees to see the beauty of these flowers.

According to the information, this time more than 10 acres of Neelakurinji flowers have covered Shalomkunnu. But this time in view of the current situation of corona virus epidemic, tourists have not been allowed to come here.

Binu Paul, a native of Idukki, who conducts an in-depth study on the bio-diversity of Idukki. He said, this time due to Kovid, tourists are not allowed to visit these hills. The flower of Neelakurinji, known as Strobilanthes kunthiana, holds great significance for the people of Idukki. But at the same time, efforts should also be made to protect such rich bio-diversity.

According to reports, Neelakurinji fully blooms after 12 years of flowering from the Ankara Mettu Hills in the Western Ghats bordering Tamil Nadu, Puttadi near Thondimala and the village bordering Shantanpura Gram Panchayat.

Many flowers bloom in different seasons in different regions of the Western Ghats. After the blooming of these flowers, after a long period of 12 years, Neelakurinji is fully bloomed.