The story of Naraikadu

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The gate at the entrance to the Dhonavur Fellowship at Naraikadu. ▲

Amy Carmichael. She came to Tirunelveli in 1901 and went on to set up the Dhonavur Fellowship as a home for children from less fortunate circumstances. ▲

Beginning the walk into Naraikadu through a dry deciduous scrub forest.

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Growing wild at Naraikadu. ▲

Jewel house in Naraikadu.

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Clock tower on the Dhonavur Fellowship’s campus, part of a unique architectural aesthetic.

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The upper parts of the Naraikadu stream in the dry season.

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A Log book at Jewel House. The logs are an invaluable record of citizen conservation and science in the Western Ghats.

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Dhonavur primary school doorway showing the influence of Chinese design. ▲

The evergreen forest canopy. ▲

The riparian forest and the Naraikadu stream.

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Jerry Rajamanian on new land. He is a third-generation community member.

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Michael of Naraikadu.

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Ezekiel Deva Irakkam measuring rainfall.

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Hylarana temporalis.

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Dragonfly.

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Pycnonotus gularis. ▲

Pit Viper. ▲

Troides minos.

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Yellow flower.

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