Pillar Rocks and Devil's Kitchen

Little did we know about these places when we visited Kodaikanal. It was a bright sunny day and the sun too strong for mist or fog to appear in the background.


Our first visit was to the Pillar rocks, 8 kms from Kodai Lake.

Three boulders standing tall in the midst of breathtaking greenery.

There is a beautiful garden nearby and plenty of picnic spots in the shades of the Rocks.

Between the pillar rocks the ravines are called Devil's Kitchen.We heard some creepy stories about youth getting trapped in those caves never to return. Out of curiosity we visited the Devil's kitchen. It had an eerie atmosphere mostly because the people around kept on telling the stories of 12 boys who fell into the cave and only one could be rescued. The mouth of many caves are indeed narrow and its difficult to imagine someone falling inside and getting trapped. However locals swear that they are very deep and rescue will be difficult.

Government has closed all entrances and every possible crevices to prevent further bad incidents. You see barbed wires and metal fences all around; your guardian angel greets you with a ravishing smile. So you must have realized that we had a Devil's kitchen minus danger zone expedition.

Interestingly the place is now called Guna's caves after the Kamal Hassan movie 'Guna'.

View from Devil's kitchen.



Thanks for visiting. Have a nice day.