This village is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the Kodaikanal bus-stand on the Laws Ghat Road. Shenbanganur means the village of the ‘shenbangam’ which is a tree endemic to the South India hill forests. Trekking paths from here lead to the nearby hills and one can even hike up to the summit of Perumal Malai.
Museum of Natural History
The Sacred Heart College was started in 1895 in Shenbaganur for the training of young Jesuit priests, Early students and professors, mostly European, set themselves the task of studying the flora and fauna of a Palnis. One of them was A. Anglade and when the Institute of Natural History was started within the college, it was named after him. The Museum of Natural History, which forms a part of the College campus, is maintained by the institution.
The museum has an outstanding taxidermy collection of more than 500 species of animals, birds and insects, one of the best orchidariums in the country with a living collection of over 300 exotic orchid species, the archaeological remains and the flora and fauna of the hills, etc. Many of the butterflies and birds kept in the museum have almost become extinct and are very difficult to spot now. It also exhibits artifacts of the ancient Palaiyar tribes people whose descendants still live in these hills.
Timings – 10 A.M to 11.30 A.M and 3P.M to 5P.M
The museum has an outstanding taxidermy collection of more than 500 species of animals, birds and insects, one of the best orchidariums in the country with a living collection of over 300 exotic orchid species, the archaeological remains and the flora and fauna of the hills, etc. Many of the butterflies and birds kept in the museum have almost become extinct and are very difficult to spot now. It also exhibits artifacts of the ancient Palaiyar tribes people whose descendants still live in these hills.
Timings – 10 A.M to 11.30 A.M and 3P.M to 5P.M
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