The Wayanad Churam/Thamarassery Churam

Wayanad Pass (Churam) a view from viewpoint

Thamarassery Churam /Wayanad Churam  is the gateway to picturesque  Wayanad district. (header of this blog is a snap of WAYANAD CHURAM) This pass connects Wayanad to Kozhickode district. as wayanad this pass also is picture perfect. There are nine hairpin bends in this 14 km long pass. This great pass is known for it's beauty and dangerous hairpins . This is the main entrance in four or five passes to Wayanad. It starts from Adivaram,a small town in Kozhikode district. The nine hairpin bends are very amazing. The view from the top to the bottom of the pass will give you a small picture of how the vehicles are moving,slowly through the misty mighty and greatest of all ghats in south india.  in the picture you can see the night traffic of wayanad mountain pass

A walk through this mountain pass itself is enough to make you recharged . You can see the monkeys all the way through. In some occasions, some monkeys even get into the vehicles and will take away the visitors bags and suits. feeding them is illegal and try not to do so.

The view point is another attraction of wayanad pass. This is situated above the ninth hairpin bend, at a height of 2000 feet above sea level( Wayanad is about 1 Km above sea level ).. you will get  excellent view of the green forest beneath. You can see the heavy vehicles moving up, taking long turns in the hairpin bends and the miniature view of small towns beneath. 
Chain tree is the place where the real founder of the Pass is chained. There is an interesting feature about this tree. Although this tree is getting taller, the straight chain hanging on the tree has been just touching the ground.

History of Wayanad Churam :During the British rule, it was difficult to get into the green paradise Wayanad. . It's spices and beauty attracted them the most. But there was not a better route to Wayanad. They tried to make many passes. But it didn't reach any where. The head of a tribal community know the best access to Wayanad. He told them the way, the Thamarassery Churam. They constructed the pass and said that it was their idea and plan. Moreover the real founder was hanged to death. Then according to local myth, it is said that his soul made the travel through the pass difficult. He threw away the vehicles into the valley and made travel through the pass a nightmare. Then he was chained to a tree by a Muslim magician and the tree he was chained is still there (The Chain tree shown in the picture).