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{{short description|Place in Wayanad}}
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'''900 Kandi''' ('''Thollayiram Kandi''') is a tourist destination located in [[Meppadi]] village of [[Wayanad district]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rongmei |first=Precious|title=Getting to know Wayanad’s wilderness at 900 Kandi |work=The Economic Times |url=https://timesofindia-indiatimes-com.translate.goog/travel/destinations/getting-to-know-wayanads-wilderness-at-900-kandi/articleshow/95324145.cms?_x_tr_sl=en&_x_tr_tl=ml&_x_tr_hl=ml&_x_tr_pto=tc |access-date=2023-02-26 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> Thollayiram in local parlance means “900” and Kandi means “a patch of land". It is one of the hidden areas in the forest of Wayanad and are not visited by many tourists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=തൊള്ളായിരം കണ്ടിയിലേക്ക് ഒരു ഓഫ് റോഡ് യാത്ര പോയാലോ |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/travel/900-kandi-an-adventure-off-route-trekking-spot-in-wayanad/articleshow/69117970.cms |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Samayam Malayalam |language=ml}}</ref> The off-road trekking through the middle of the forest and a glass bridge located here are the major attraction at 900 Kandi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=900 Kandi – Where magic begins {{!}} Wayanad {{!}} Adventure tourism {{!}} Hill destination |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/kerala-article/2020/900-kandi-where-magic-begins/1034 |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Kerala Tourism |language=en}}</ref>

==Overview==
[[File:900 kandi Wayanad.jpg|thumb|200px| A view of 900 Kandi from a resort]]
900 Kandi was mostly unknown to common people until the release of [[Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi]] in 2015, which was shot here. In the local language 'Kandi' means a field.<ref>{{Cite web |title=സഞ്ചാരികൾക്ക് അദ്ഭുതമായി 'തൊള്ളായിരം കണ്ടി' |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/travel/travel-kerala/2019/06/07/thollayiram-kandi-wayanad-travel.html |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml}}</ref> 900 Kandi is the name of the estate situated within the forest land. It lies within the dense forests of Wayanad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=തൊള്ളായിരം കണ്ടിയിലേക്ക് ഇനി സാഹസിക ഓഫ്‌റോഡ് യാത്ര നടത്താം, പ്രവേശന വിലക്ക് പിന്‍വലിച്ചു |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/travel/weekend-getaways/the-ban-on-tourists-has-been-lifted-thollayiram-kandi-in-wayanad/articleshow/93178602.cms |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Samayam Malayalam |language=ml}}</ref> The 900 acres of land here was a farm belonging to one of the settlers, Parel Pappanchan(TK Mathew), decades ago. After that, this area was called as 900 Kandi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=തണുപ്പിൽ കുളിരാൻ കോടമഞ്ഞ് കാഴ്ച മറയ്ക്കുന്ന വയനാട്ടിലെ തൊള്ളായിരം കണ്ടിയിലേക്ക് |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/features/wayanad-thollayiram-kandi-travel-experience-1.5735385 |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref> Despite the area's farmland has expanded beyond 900 acres, the name still lives on. Spread over acres of estates and forest lands, the journey to 900 Kandi is through the forests.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exploring The wonders of Wayanad |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/nov/21/exploring-the-wonders-of-wayanad-1901450.html |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Location==
The journey to 900 Kandi begins beyond the first bridge after Kalladi Maqam on the way from [[Meppadi]] to [[Soochipara Falls]]. 900 Kandi is located at a distance of 14 km from Meppadi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ചൈനയിൽ മാത്രമല്ല കേരളത്തിലുമുണ്ടൊരു കണ്ണാടി പാലം |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/travel/travel-kerala/2019/06/10/glass-bridge-in-900-Kandi-wayanad.html |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml}}</ref> Bus facility is available to Meppadi which is 12 km from [[Kalpetta|Kalpatta]] town. Private jeep services are available from Meppadi to 900 Kandi. The nearest railway station from Meppadi is [[Kozhikode railway station|Kozhikode station]] which is 78 km away and the nearest airport is [[Calicut International Airport]], which is 87 km away.<ref>{{Cite web |title=കാറ്റിനെ പുണർന്നെത്തും കോടമഞ്ഞ്, വിസ്മയമൊളിപ്പിച്ച് കണ്ണാടിപ്പാലം; വയനാട്ടിലെ ‘തൊള്ളായിരം’ കാഴ്ചകൾ {{!}} wayanad 900 kandi {{!}} wayanad 900 kandi attractions {{!}} wayanad 900 kandi travel diary |url=https://www.vanitha.in/specials/manorama-traveller/wayanad-900-kand--travel-diary.html |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=vanitha.in}}</ref>

==See also ==

* [[Aerial lift in India#Glass|List of Glass Bridge Skywalks in India]]

==References==
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{{Tourism in Kerala}}
{{Wayanad}}

[[Category:Geography of Wayanad district]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Wayanad district]]

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