Ode to Nature (Page 2)

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The process took four years of hard work in which 40 donkeys were used to transport construction materials, given that the terrain was impossible for vehicles like trucks and jeeps to negotiate.
The process took four years of hard work in which 40 donkeys were used to transport construction materials given that the terrain was impossible for vehicles like trucks and jeeps to negotiate. The result was this very elegant Kurumba Village Resort-named after the Kurumba tribals that inhabit this region. In fact, the extensive use of wood besides the unique tribal artefacts that dot the walls all reflect the Kurumba way of life. Moreover, Wood is generally the prime  preference anywhere when making any resort in the lap of nature especially near wildlife sanctuaries and hilly areas as it blends beautifully with the natural environment around.

At the Kurumba resort, wood finds expression everywhere-in the pinewood furniture which includes the tables, chairs and beds in rooms and public areas, in the salwood beams which Criss-cross the grassmat ceiling, the teakwood pillars and the wooden artefacts like cowbells and honey-collectors made by Kurumbas. The nature theme and rustic ambience are taken forward with banana-fibre coasters and tablemats, woven jute lampshades, Kerala terracotta tiles on roofs and red-oxide flooring. Mysore-based Champa Urs was the architect and interior designer of the resort.

Every suite and cottage is so constructed that the floor-to-ceiling Windows (in the bedroom and bathroom) frame spectacular views of the Nilgiris mountain peaks and the dense rainforest around while at the same time obscuring any view of other rooms or the public area. Long, winding paths lined with spice-bearing trees lead to the different cottages and suites which are spaced out across the property. Certainly, the entire ambience makes for a perfect balm for metro-jangled nerves and work-induced Stress.
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