Karulai is the "gods' own village" in Kerala with green forest, and has a variety of animals, plant and fish species in the River Karimpuzha.

The wooden resthouse built here by the British offers a panoramic view of the elephant and deer grazing in the forest nearby .

There is a huge demand for the last several years to create the Nilambur - Karulai - Silent Valley - Coimbatore road.

People rave about the fresh air and clear water that flows through, along with rare species of flora and fauna, and this is home to almost all of the mammals in western ghats and more than 200 species of birds hence classifying it as an important bird area.

Naxalite leader Kappu Devaraj from Andhra Pradesh is included in the list of killed in the incident.