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Ilaiporasu Flowers

Ilaiporasu Flowers has been blooming at Masinagudi Forest area inorder to welcome the summer season.This flowers greatly attracted the tourists.

There are different types of flowers and plants in the Wilderness of Nilgiri District, which will bloom in different seasons such as Summer , winter and Monsoon.Now winter season has ended and summer season has been started.So the flowers of the summer season has been starting to blossom in trees.

Particularly "Flame of the forest" which is also called as "Ilaiporasu Marangal" starts to bloom in trees.This tree has a peculiar character such as while blooming all the leaves will be off the trees and there will be only red flowers in the whole tree.

During flowering period, the flowers are looks like fire occurred in the forest when you view this from a distance.That is why it is also called as "Flame of the Forest".

This Tree is more in number at Cikur, Singara wilderness area, Masinagudi, Vazhaithottam,Mavanalla and Mayar, so the flowers are blossom at the trees in these places.While seeing the forest area looks like a red carpet.

Its beauty has attracted the tourists greatly.They enjoy visiting this beautiful blooming trees.It blossoms to welcome the summer season.The tourist who comes to enjoy visiting Masinagudi is not only enjoy visiting this unique flowering tree but also taking a photo of this amazing season flowers.