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'''Bandishola'''/''Vandicholai'' (Tamil:வண்டிச்சோலை) is a [[Panchayat]] village in [[Coonoor]] [[Taluk]] of [[The Nilgiris District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite book
|title=A Badaga-English Dictionary
|year=1992
|authors= Paul Hockings, Christiane Pilot-Raichoor
|isbn=3110846055
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CqdJAhNEtMQC&pg=PA393
|page=393}}</ref> The settlement takes its name from a nearby [[Shola]] (indigenous forest). Though the adjective does not feature in the name, this is the '''Big''' Bandishola; the [[Wellington Cantonment#Surrounding Hamlets|Chinna Bandishola]] (Small Bandishola) is a settlement adjoining [[Wellington Cantonment]]. The village gets its name from the conjunction of two Badaga words ''[bandu+so:le; 'moth+woods']''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CqdJAhNEtMQC&pg=PA393|title = A Badaga-English Dictionary|isbn = 9783110846058|last1 = Hockings|first1 = Paul|last2 = Pilot-Raichoor|first2 = Christiane|date = June 2011}}</ref>

==Geography==
Bandishola is identified as a tri-junction, with a tall traffic-illumination light at the junction (probably the only one so far in all of Coonoor). The tri-junction has recently been named [[Narain Karthikeyan]] Circle in honour of India's famous F-1 driver.
This tri-junction is located approximately 3.5 km from [[Sim's Park, Coonoor|Sim's Park]] at [[Coonoor]] on MDR 1073 between Coonoor and [[Kotagiri]]; the third branch at the junction leads via Hallakarai to [[Aravenu]] which lies on SH 15 between Kotagiri and [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore|Metupalayam]].

Just off the tri-junction when heading towards Hallakarai/Aravenu, a road branches off towards the Coonoor Ridge and Kodamalai reserve-forest, where Coonoor Tea-Estate and Adar Tea-Estate are located.
Another branch-road leads off of MDR 1073, linking Bandishola directly to [[Wellington Cantonment]] via Forest Dale.

When driving from Coonoor to Kotagiri, the village is succeeded by [[Yedapalli]].
On the road to Hallakarai/Aravenu, Belatti-Mattam is the next village at about 2-km.
Kodamalai-Hatty is the adjoining village due south of Bandishola.

Technically, the tri-junction and the associated village lie at the shallow saddle between the Coonoor Ridge on the South, and the Black-Ridge - Yedapalli peak on the North. Consequently, there is no water source that originates here. The run-off from the Yedapalli marsh flows along the northern boundary of the village with Yedapalli, and into SpringField Tea Estate. Two of these streams create water-falls along the road to Forest-Dale. These are a pretty sight during the rainy season.

[[Providence College for Women]] is located close to the tri-junction.<ref>{{cite book
|title=Handbook of Universities - Volume 1
|year=2006
|isbn=8126906073
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZKgM7P5iGwgC&pg=PA118
|page=118|last1=Kumar
|first1=Ashish
}}</ref>

The village precincts lie inside the municipality-limits of Coonoor town.

==Demography==
Bandishola has few (if any) traditional/[[Indigenous peoples|autochthonous]] inhabitants.
Most of the population is [[Sri Lankan Tamils]] in two or three separate pockets.
As of the 2011 census, the population is 1073. The literacy rate is 57%.

The residents speak Tamil. Badaga and English are understood, not spoken; Hindi is not spoken by any of the residents.

==Occupation==
The residents of the settlements pick tea from privately owned gardens as unorganised labour, including in the neighbouring Coonoor Tea-Estate, or as domestic help in the up-market Elk-Hill Estate short of the tri-junction.

There is no industry in Bandishola.

==Famous For==
Bandishola is home to the [https://www.hindudevotionalblog.com/2013/10/chinna-tirupati-venkatachalapathy-temple.html Chinna Balaji Tirupati/Sri Venkatachalapathy Temple],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindudevotionalblog.com/2013/10/chinna-tirupati-venkatachalapathy-temple.html|title = Chinna Tirupati Venkatachalapathy Temple Coonoor Nilgiris}}</ref> short of the tri-junction by about 350-m when driving up from Coonoor.

A traditional Arulmigu Bathrakaliamman temple (அருள்மிகு பத்ரகாளியம்மன் டெம்பிள்) lies on the main road leading out of Bandisholai to Kotagiri.

The [http://www.srisaradabrahmavidyakendra.com/ Sri Sarada Brahmavidya Kendra] (ஷர்தா ப்ரம்ஹவித்யா கேந்திரா) is located off the tri-junction on the road climbing up towards the Adar Tea Estate. This centre teaches Brahman - the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta. The centre was founded by Pujya Swami Yogeshwaranandaji Maharaj in 1962. The place was then known as “Vinona Kutir”, gradually renamed to “Swamiyar Bungalow” – the residence of a Swami. The centre was formalised in 1980 by registering the “Sri Sarada Brahmavidya Kendra” as a society.<ref>http://www.srisaradabrahmavidyakendra.com/</ref>

[https://providencecnr.org/ Providence College for Women] is located short of the tri-junction. Founded in 1966 by Mother Marie Theresse, the College was then affiliated to the University of Madras. The College is affiliated to the [[Bharathiar University]], Coimbatore.

[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Caf%C3%A9+diem/@11.3755954,76.8158951,711m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x684517384ae72a9e!8m2!3d11.3756934!4d76.816191?hl=en Cafe-Diem] is a Mediterranean-cuisine specialised eatery run from a home inside a gated community titled Camelot Heights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.in/Restaurant_Review-g297676-d12200998-Reviews-Cafe_Diem-Coonoor_The_Nilgiris_District_Tamil_Nadu.html|title=CAFE DIEM, Coonoor - Restaurant Reviews, Phone Number & Photos}}</ref>

==Facilities==
The village has no bank or ATMs.
The village is serviced by the Springfield PO (643104).
STD code for telephones is the same as for Coonoor (0423).

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Nilgiris district]]

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