I had a non-prepared trip to Attakatti on the scenic Pollachi-Valparai Road, in the Anamalai Mountains. I started my journey in the morning together with 2 boys who are familiar with the place. It took me around One hour and 30 minutes to reach Attakatti. After Alyar Dam there is Yoga Ashram on the Polalchi - Valpari Road, situated in the beautiful natural setting at the foothills of the Western Ghats. 12 kms further away from Aliyar Dam, on the way to Vaparai we can come across this small village Attakatti.
I visited the Aliyar Yoga Ashram first and stayed there few minutes. I just enjoyed the beauty, relaxed a bit and wondered the beautiful environment setup for the mental peace of people. On the other side, it reminded me of some merchandise in the name of Yoga that is going on everywhere. An inner voice told me, ‘Now people started to say that they can cure almost every sickness under the skies by yoga, and in the coming years yogis and yoginees start to spread the good news that you don’t need to eat to survive, just do yoga…’. As my weird mind spreading these imaginary thoughts, I started to look for another palace for my relaxation therapy. So, I went further to Attakatti.
Attakatti is around 12 Kms from Aliyar Ashram and the road has around 20 hairpin bents. As we came out
from the Ashram and cruised in the Anamalai mountain range my spirits revived.
The roads are in good condition, broad enough for two vehicles to go, but at
places, it is narrow. All the more, my Fiat Palio sport did a wonderful job
that gave me more excitement as I was driving. Breaking the hairpin bends in
the third gear was a different driving experience with my Blakk Styil Fiat.
We came to the Attakatti
check post and went further for few minutes and sat down in the entrance of a
pump-house. The scenery is absolutely beautiful, mountains surrounding everywhere,
Aliyar dam below spreading its silver wings. Americans would surely say
“oh..boyo boy….”. I too said ‘boyo boy….’ and came back revitalized.
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