Coutralam-Nature's Spa

                                                   Will any housewife be so anxious to find a handful of dust after  the floor is swept?I will in the month of June.That's the sign of  season arriving at coutralam.The time when scorching heat of summer is blown away by that gentle breeze from southwest,mother nature calls me to relish in her lap for three days.You can see almost every vehicle speeding along the Tenkasi road with a crown of luggage ,smiling between two headlights shining bright on either side .As our car speeds on the highway,drizzles stain the glass and mix with dust.As you advance the movement of trees turn from leaves fluttering to boughs bowing.Whatever time we may reach there, our first duty is to dump the luggage somewhere, wear that garland of towel and reach the nearest falls.                                    
                                                   On the very first day,the chillness creates goose bumps and the moment we try to take the first shower we feel like running away from the place but once we embrace the white angel she drenches us and fills us with ever brimming  joy.I disappear for almost 20 minutes and feel like coming out only when my stomach calls out for the delicacies served out.Hey!we can have bajjis and vadas at 24 hrs service but we cannot miss the ayyarwal's podidosai and degree coffee in the morning!

•   Unlike the other tourist spots you don't find curious tourists.They loiter around everywhere ,men in their shorts and women in nighties.Most men catwalk with their bellies protruding  and ladies with unkempt hair appearing to have had some electrical shock.
• Beautifully arranged fruit stalls with special fruits like mangustaans and ramtaans will attract us like flies but their price will make us runaway.
• Women need not bring their fashion accessories except comb but still can take back a lot of them from colourful shops by spending few rupees.
•   Men can submit themselves to the oil malish where their bodies are serviced.Their blows are not less than that of policemen giving their beloved mischievous chaps who indulge themselves in any kind of eve teasing.
• Families will be leisurely spending time on the big rock enjoying the breeze and running clouds always expecting a sudden shower.Most young men who come with their friends are busy boozing while housewives have husbands at their service.Those who don't cook there, have only this schedule for three days -showering ,eating,sleeping....
• Nobody can escape from the naughty monkeys.Everyone who comes to coutralam will definitely have an encounter with monkeys either your hair is pulled or your snacks snatched.
• Nobody is going to return without visiting the border kadai at Sengottai.
• Nature gives full guarantee for the relaxation to mind,body and soul.

                                                      At the end of the third day ,with  entangled hair oiled and combed ,neatly dressed we start for our hometown with plants from the nursery,honey,banana chips and pickle and also with heavy heart.Should we wait for one long year to have all the fun we had?