page_title: Ramakkalmedu
section_title: Kuravan  and  Kurathi
hierarchical_section_title: Ramakkalmedu / Kuravan  and  Kurathi
caption_attribution_description: English: kuravan kurathi statue, ramakkalmedu
context_page_description: Ramakkalmedu is a hill station and a hamlet in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala. The place is noted for its panoramic beauty and numerous windmills.
context_section_description: Ramakalmedu  is  a  historic site  with  a  Monument  to   Kuravan  and  Kurathi – a large statue that  depicts  the Sangam Period  and  Sangam landscape  of  Kerala  and  Tamil Nadu. The monument provides a panoramic view of Tamil Nadu villages and towns, including Cumbum, Theni, Kombai, Thevaram, Uthamapalayam, Bodinaykannor and Vaiga. Rolling green hills and the fresh mountain air make Ramakalmedu an enchanting retreat. The view is striking at dusk when all these towns in Tamilnadu,  are lighted. 
  Rama – kal – medu literally means "Land of Rama’s Stone" or "Land where Lord Ram set his holy foot" (Lord Ram is a Hindu God in the epic Ramayana). One story says that Lord Ram along with Lakshman (younger brother of Lord Ram who was accompanying him during his 14 years exile in the forest) kept his foot at the top of Ramakkalmedu in search of his wife Lady Sita, who was abducted by the Demon King of Lanka , Lord Ravan.
  The Twin statue was sculpted by C.B Jinan and  erected on the top of the hill in the year 2005. The statue depicts two historical characters who have some connection with  the construction of the Idukki Dam. The Idukki Arch dam connects two massive rock hills named  Kuravan Mala (Kuravan Hill)  and Kurathi Mala(Kurathi Hill). .
caption: kuravan kurathi statue, ramakkalmedu
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