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Mangalam reservoir under monsoon clouds, forested hills behind a wooded island

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Three glass villas by the dam, written in rain.

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Move across the glass to wipe the mistSwipe the glass to wipe the mist

The water is the first thing you see in the morning.

Mangalam Dam was built in the 1950s across the Cherukunnapuzha, in the Alathur hills of Palakkad. Its reservoir is ringed by forest, home to deer, elephants and many birds. Rain Diaries is three villas on that forest edge, each with a wall of glass turned toward the view.

Villas
3
Built of
Steel & glass
District
Palakkad
Mangalam reservoir seen under a tree canopy, clouds resting on the hills
Mangalam reservoir · Photo Bina R, CC BY-SA 4.0
A single tree on a red-earth island in the reservoir, mist on the hills
Photo Hamidali C, CC0

Three villas, three views.

Each villa is named for what it looks at. Choose the garden, the reservoir or the stream.

  1. 1Blossom VillaThe garden side, flowers at the door. Garden
  2. 2Dam View VillaThe clearest view of the reservoir. Reservoir
  3. 3Brookside VillaBeside the stream. You fall asleep to running water. Stream

A day at the dam, in five pages.

  1. 06:40Mist lies on the reservoir. Tea on the deck while the hills appear one ridge at a time.
  2. 10:00Walk down to the water's edge. The dam is a well-loved picnic spot with boating on the reservoir.
  3. 15:20The afternoon rain arrives over the hills. Watch it cross the water from behind the glass.
  4. 18:40Birds settle in the forest. The villas' glass walls start to glow amber.
  5. 22:10No city lights. The sky over the reservoir fills with stars.
Clouds and hills mirrored in the still reservoir
Photo Britanicy, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mangalam Dam's spillway shutters open in the monsoon, white water pouring through, clouds on the hills

June to September

When the monsoon fills the reservoir, the shutters open.

This is the season the name comes from. Clouds sit on the hills, the forest turns deep green, and the sound of water is everywhere. Bring a book. Stay in.

Photo Fayaz29, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pick your nights. We'll keep the rain.

Choose your dates and a villa in three steps. The owner confirms on WhatsApp or by phone, and you get a booking reference straight away.

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Getting here

By road

Mangalam Dam is near Vadakkencherry on the Palakkad to Thrissur side, in Alathur taluk. Kerala Tourism puts it about 41 km from Palakkad town.

Nearest towns

Vadakkencherry and Alathur for shops and fuel. Palakkad for trains and the city.

Directions

We share the exact pin when your stay is confirmed.

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Wide view of Mangalam reservoir under a blue sky with tall white clouds
Photo Jan J George, CC BY-SA 4.0
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