Ooty ,abbreviated as Udagai, is a town and municipality in the Nilgiris district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 86 km (53 mi) northwest of Coimbatore, and is the headquarters of Nilgiris district. Situated in the Nilgiri hills, it is known by the epithet "Queen of Hill Stations", and is a popular tourist destination.
Originally occupied by the Toda people, the area came under the rule of the East India Company in the 18th century. It later served as the summer capital of Madras Presidency. The town is connected to the plains by the Nilgiri ghat roads and Nilgiri Mountain Railway.
Ooty is located in the Nilgiri hills, which are part of the Western Ghats in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It is separated from the neighbouring state of Karnataka by the Moyar river in the north and from the Anaimalai and Palani hills in the south by the Palghat Gap.
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Botanical Garden in Ooty:-
A boat house located alongside the Ooty Lake offers boating facilities to tourists and is a major tourist attraction in Ooty.
Botanical Garden in Ooty:-
A boat house located alongside the Ooty Lake offers boating facilities to tourists and is a major tourist attraction in Ooty.
Similar boating facilities are also available at the Pykara falls and dam.
The Government Botanical Garden, laid out in 1842, has several species of indigenous and exotic plants, and hosts an annual flower show in May.
The Government Rose Garden, situated on the slopes of Elk Hill at an altitude of 2,200 m (7,200 ft), has more than 20,000 varieties of roses from 2,800 various cultivators,
is the largest rose garden in India.
A deer park was established along the edges of the lake in 1986 and is the second-highest altitude zoo in India.
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