Dashavatara ( दशावतार.....)"Whenever there is a decline in righteous and wherever there is a predominance of unrighteousness. I incarnate on earth"-

Dashavatara  refers to the ten avatars of Vishnu, the Hindu god of preservation.
Vishnu is said to descend in form of an avatar to restore cosmic order.
These Avatars play a major role in shaping human evolution through centuries.

The most accepted list of avatars is as follows

1. Matsya (Fish)

A SatyaYuga Avatar

When the world was at the brink of extinction Manu was instructed by God to rescue the life form on earth, he chooses 1 male and 1 female from every species, also collects plants of different species and loads them all on the big ship he had already built. 

The whole world was washed up in rain and as a result there was no land to stay.

A fish (matsya) with horns comes to the rescue. The ship was tied to the horn of the fish, the fish pulls the ship with great speed towards the himalayas where there was a small island for all the life forms to gradually grow and increase in number.

2. Kurma (Tortoise)

A SatyaYuga Avatar

When the devas and asuras were churning the Ocean of milk in order to get amrita, the nectar of immortality, with serpent Vasuki as the rope and the mount Mandara as the churning staff, the mountain starts to sink, Vishnu took the form of a tortoise to bear the weight of the mountain.

3. Varaha (Boar)

A SatyaYuga Avatar

When the demon Hiranyaksha stole the earth ( Bhudevi) and hid her in the primordial waters, Vishnu appeared as Varaha to rescue her. 
Varaha finally slew the demon and retrieved the Earth from the ocean, 
lifting it on his tusks, and restored Bhudevi to her place in the universe.

4. Narasimha ( half-man/half-lion)

A SatyaYuga Avatar
The younger brother of Hirṇayakṣa, Hiraṇyakaśipu wanted revenge on Viṣṇu and his followers.
 He undertook many years of austere penance to take revenge on Viṣṇu for the death of his brother. 
Brahma thus offers the demon a boon and Hiraṇyakaśipu asks for immortality. 
Brahma tells him this is not possible, but that he could bind the death of Hiraṇyakaśipu with conditions.
Hranyakashipu asks that he not be killed by man or animal, inside or out, day or night, on earth or the stars, with a weapon either living or inanimate.
Vishnu descended as an anthropomorphic incarnation, with the body of a man and head and claws of a lion. He then disembowels the rakshasa at the courtyard threshold of his house, at dusk, with his claws, while he lay on his thighs.

5. Vamana (Dwarf)

A Treta yuga Avatar

The fourth descendant of Hiranyakashyap, Bali, with devotion and penance was able to defeat Indra,

This humbled the other deities and extended his authority over the three worlds. 
The gods appealed to Vishnu for protection and he descended as the dwarf Vamana. 
 During a yajna of the king, Vamana approached him and Bali promised him for whatever he asked.
Vamana asked for three paces of land. Bali agreed, and the dwarf then changed his size to that of a giant.
 He stepped over heaven in his first stride, and the netherworld with the second.
Bali realized that Vamana was Vishnu incarnate.
 In deference, the king offered his head as the third place for Vamana to place his foot. 
The avatar did so and thus granted Bali immortality. 

6. Parashurama

A Treta yuga Avatar
King Kartavirya Arjuna and his army visited the father of Parashurama at his ashram, and the saint was able to feed them with the divine cow Kamadhenu
The king demanded the animal, Jamadagni refused, and the king took it by force and destroyed the ashram. Parashurama then killed the king at his palace and destroyed his army.
In revenge, the sons of Kartavirya killed Jamadagni. 
Parashurama took a vow to kill every Kshatriya on earth twenty-one times over, and filled five lakes with their blood. Ultimately, his grandfather, rishi Rucheeka, appeared and made him halt. 
He is a immortal, and believed to be alive today in penance at Mahendragiri.
 Parashurama also fought back the advancing seas to save the lands of Konkan, Malabar and Kerala.
 He is one of the seven immortals mentioned in the scriptures.

7. Rama

A Treta yuga Avatar
The prince and king of Ayodhya. 
Rama's life and journey is one of adherence to dharma despite harsh tests and obstacles and many pains of life and time.
He is pictured as the ideal man and the perfect human.
For the sake of his father's honour, Ram abandons his claim to Ayodhaya's throne with his brother Lakshman , monkey king Hanuman, his wife Sita to serve an exile of fourteen years in the forest.
Sita was abducted by the demon king of Lanka, Ravana
Rama travelled to Ashoka Vatika in Lanka, killed the demon king and saved Sita.

8. Krishna

A DwaparaYuga Avatar
During the last DwaparaYuga, which was predominantly an age of Rajas  Fight for power was destroying the earth.  Lord Vishnu incarnated as Lord Krishna and killed many demons and evil kings.
His mission was not only to destroy the evil but also to give the pious people with true Dharma

9.Balarama (Krishna's Elder Brother)

Balarama is said to be the elder brother of Krishna. It is believed that he engaged in many adventures alongside his brother. Balarama is rarely worshiped independently, but stories always focus on his prodigious strength.
In representations, he is usually shown with pale skin in contrast to Krishna's blue skin.
In a number of versions of the mythology, Lord Buddha is thought to be the ninth incarnation. However, this was an addition that came after the dasavatara was already established. In Jainism, he is known as Baladeva and has been a historically significant farmer-related deity
He is also known as Baladeva, Balabhadra, Haladhara and Halayudha.

10. Kalki (destroyer of darkness)

A KaliYuga Avatar
Kalki is the final incarnation of Vishnu in the current Mahayuga,
 foretold to appear at the end of Kali Yuga, the current epoch.
 Religious texts called the Puranas foretell that Kalki will be atop a white horse with a drawn blazing sword.
 He is the harbinger of the end time in Hindu eschatology, after which he will usher in Satya Yuga.






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The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary...tiger reserve, ( in Blue Mountains),

The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary also a declared tiger reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills in Nilgiri District, about 150 kilometres  north-west of Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu

The name Mudumalai means ” the ancient hill range”. Indeed, it is as old as 65 million years when Western Ghats were formed.


It shares its boundaries with the states of Karnataka and Kerala
The sanctuary is divided into five ranges – Masinagudi, Thepakadu, Mudumalai, Kargudi and Nellakota.

The Tamil Nadu state government declared Mudumalai to be a tiger reserve, under section 38V of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, in an effort to conserve the country's dwindling tiger populations.

The protected area is home to several endangered and vulnerable species including Tiger, Elephant, Indian Gaur, 

Panther, Sambar, Spotted Deer,

Barking Deer, Mouse Deer, Common Langur, Malabar Giant Squirrel, Wild Dog, Mangoose, Jungle Cat, Hyena, among others.

There are at least 266 species of birds in the sanctuary, including  Malabar grey hornbill, Malabar pied hornbill, Malabar laughing thrush, Frog mouths and a variety of woodpeckers. Hornbills play an important role in dispersal of seeds.

Malabar whistling thrush, peacock and jungle fowl are the other important bird species found in Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary.

Reception Centre is located at Theppakadu. 

The climate of Mudumalai is moderate- cold weather( December or January) and hot weather  (March and April.)

Location

By road it is about 240 Km from Bangalore, 90 Km from Mysore, 68 Km from (Ooty) and 124 Km from Calicut

(From Ooty, another approach is through extremely steep ghat road via Kalhatti having 36 hair-pin bends on a narrow risky road  at distance of 40 Km)

The nearest railway stations to Mudumalai are Mysore(100 Km )and Ooty about 68 Km

The nearest airports are Coimbatore (160 Km) , Bangalore (240 Km) and Calicut (124 km).
The nearest town for medical facility, petrol bunks  is Gudalur (15 Km) and Masinagudi (7 Km).



CLOSURE OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC

prohibited the driving of the motor vehicles on this road from 10pmto6am .

The visitors are advised to plan their journey  accordingly.

ACCOMMODATION

S.No	Name of the Rest House	Suite	No.of Beds	Room Tariff	Entrance Fee	Eco Preservation Charge + EDC Charges	GST	Total Amount/ Room	Additional Person	Charges for additional person + ST	Total amount(including additional person)
1	Abhayaranyam Annex I	Suite I	2 Beds	1200	60	200.00 + 100.00	144	1704	1 No	265	1969
2	Abhayaranyam Annex II	Suite II	2 Beds	1200	60	200.00 + 100.00	144	1704	1 No	265	1969
3	Abhayaranyam Rest House I	Suite I	2 Beds	2000	60	200.00 + 100.00	240	2600	1 No	354	2954
4	Abhayaranyam Rest House II	Suite II	2 Beds	2000	60	200.00 + 100.00	240	2600	1 No	354	2954
5	Cuckoo Rest House	Suite I	4 Beds	3000	120	400.00 + 100.00	540	4160	2 Nos	968	5128
6	Dhole	Suite	3 Beds	6000	90	300.00 + 100.00	1080	7570	1 No	838	8408
7	Masinagudi Log House I	Suite I	2 Beds	2000	60	200.00 + 100.00	240	2600	1 No	354	2954
8	Masinagudi Log House II	Suite II	2 Beds	2000	60	200.00 + 100.00	240	2600	1 No	354	2954
9	Masinagudi Log House III	Suite III	2 Beds	2000	60	200.00 + 100.00	240	2600	1 No	354	2954
10	Masinagudi Log House IV	Suite IV	2 Beds	2000	60	200.00 + 100.00	240	2600	1 No	354	2954
11	Masinagudi Rest House II	Suite II	4 Beds	3000	120	400.00 + 100.00	540	4160	2 Nos	968	5128
12	Masinagudi Rest House III	Suite III	2 Beds	2000	60	200.00 + 100.00	240	2600	1 No	354	2954
13	Masinagudi Trekking Shed I	Suite I	4 Beds	540	120	400	–	1060	–	–	–
14	Masinagudi Trekking Shed II	Suite II	6 Beds	810	180	600	–	1590	–	–	–
15	Minivet Dormitory I	Suite I	6 Beds	810	180	600	–	1590	–	–	–
16	Minivet Dormitory II	Suite II	6 Beds	810	180	600	–	1590	–	–	–
17	Morgan Dormitory I	Suite I	8 Beds	1880	240	800	–	2920	–	–	–
18	Morgan Dormitory II	Suite II	6 Beds	1410	180	600	–	2190	–	–	–
19	Peacock Dormitory I	Suite I	10 Beds	1350	300	1000	–	2650	–	–	–
20	Peacock Dormitory II	Suite II	20 Beds	2700	600	2000	–	5300	–	–	–
21	Peacock Dormitory III	Suite III	20 Beds	2700	600	2000	–	5300	–	–	–
22	Sylvan Dormitory	Suit I	12 Beds	2820	360	1200	--	4380	-
23	Sylvan Lodge I	Suite I	2 Beds	1200	60	200.00 + 100.00	144	1704	1 No	265	1969
24	Sylvan Lodge II	Suite II	2 Beds	1200	60	200.00 + 100.00	144	1704	1 No	265	1969
25	Sylvan Lodge III	Suite III	2 Beds	1200	60	200.00 + 100.00	144	1704	1 No	265	1969
26	Sylvan Lodge IV	Suite IV	2 Beds	1200	60	200.00 + 100.00	144	1704	1 No	265	1969
27	Theppakadu Dormitory I	Suite I	8 Beds	1880	240	800		2920
28	Theppakadu Dormitory II	Suite II	8 Beds	1880	240	800		2920
29	Theppakadu Dormitory III	Suite III	8 Beds	1880	240	800		2920
30	Theppakadu Dormitory IV	Suite IV	10 Beds	2350	300	1000		3650
31	Theppakadu Dormitory V	Suite V	8 Beds	1880	240	800		2920
32	Tiger Suite - Theppakadu	Suite I	2 Beds	2500	60	200.00 + 100.00	450	3310	1 No	425	3735
33	Tusker Suite - Theppakadu	Suite I	2 Beds	3500	60	200.00 + 100.00	630	4490	1 No	543	5033

Important points on Do’s and Dont’s

• Abide by Tiger reserve rules.
• Entry into the Tiger Reserve with permission is allowed during the specified hours only.
• Obtain entrance permission from Reception Range Office at Theppakadu before the safari.
• Don’t enter the park with weapons/explosives/crackers.
• Do not carry any inflammable item with you during park safari
• Dismounting & eating during safari is strictly not allowed.
• Do not offer any eatable item to the birds or animals.
• Do not chase or tease any animal or bird.
• Do not get down from the vehicle. This is dangerous in the elephant habitat.
• Wait for your turn for the elephant ride and follow instructions of mahaout.
• Don’t carry any forest property with yourself as it will be considered as a criminal offense.
• Consumption of alcoholic drinks and Smoking inside the reserve is strictly forbidden.
• Be aware of fraudulent private jeep safari, they won’t take you into the reserve. So don’t get cheated, always prefer forest department’s vehicle safari.
• Keep your all senses open during the safari and avoid loud conversations.
• It is advisable to wear clothes of colors which match the natural surroundings like khaki, olive green, and some other dull colors.
• Tiger reserve is not zoo: so don’t expect to see wildlife everywhere. Mudumalai Tiger Reserve is breathtaking even in the scenery.
• Wildlife sight-seeing is a matter of chance. In a reserve, don’t expect to see all the animals. Please don’t get disappointed by not seeing the tiger, leopard or other bug jungle rarity. You can happily observe all the smaller interesting animals, birds and plants.
• Polythene bags/Plastic bags, plastic articles like cups, plates, and pet bottles are banned in the Reserve.
• Entry on foot, campfires, music, cooking, and littering within the Reserve is prohibited. 
• Use of spot lights, speeding, blowing of horn etc is prohibited. Shouting, teasing, chasing, feeding, and baiting of animals is prohibited.
• The best you can take out of the tiger reserve when you leave is the happy memory of a trip well spent. 

visit www.mudumalaitigerreserve.com for online booking.
(one of the best wildlife tourist destination)

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