Munnar Tea estates (Kerala, India 2004)
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| The hill town of Munnar is probably the coldest place in Kerala. The town is famous for its vast tea plantations. Tea requires abundant sunshine and a cool climate. Both are furnished by the pleasant weather of Munnar. |
 TATA TEA Ltd - Munnar. |
Most of the tea estates are owned by "Tata Tea Ltd". The pictures shows one such processing plant. The words "TATA TEA LTD" can be seen constructed in the tea plantations | |||
| The start of the tour of the tea estates treated us to some stunning views. One such has been captured on film and is seen here. The tea plants are grown all along the hill side and have paths between them for the workers to commute from place to place while gathering the tea leaves. This particular picture is of the 'Yellapatty tea estate' which is mainly owned by Tata Tea Ltd. |  Yellapatty Tea Estate. |
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 Yellapatty Tea Estate From left: Raju, Nikhil, Mihir |
We we so thrilled on seeing the green blanket that we spent almost 35 minutes roaming through the plantation. | |
