Why Nilgiri Is Called Blue Mountain?
The Strikingly Blue Color of the Hills Is Attributed to the Clustered Bloom of the Mass-Flowering Species 'Strobilanthes Kunthiana' Means 'Neela Kurinji' in...
The strikingly blue color of the hills is attributed to the clustered bloom of the mass-flowering species 'Strobilanthes kunthiana' means 'Neela kurinji' in Tamil. Therefore, Nilgiri mountains are called the Blue Mountains.
Why Nilgiri Hills is known as Blue Mountains?
The term Nilgiris is the English equivalent of ���Nilagiri���, Tamil for Blue Mountains. The strikingly blue colour of the hills is attributed to the clustered bloom of the mass-flowering species `Strobilanthes kunthiana', called `Neela kurinji' in Tamil on the hill-slopes.
Why is Nilgiris Nilgiri Hills called so?
The Nilgiris, because of its natural charm and pleasant climate, was a place of Special attraction for the Europeans. ... The Name 'Nilgiris' means Blue hills (Neelam – Blue and giri – Hill or Mountain) the first mention of this name has been found in the Silappadikaram.
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