· To get a break from the long journey from Nelliampathy to Bengaluru.
· Palakkad fort and Malampuzha gardens.
Palakkad is located in the area called as “Palakkad gap”. The Western Ghats that run from Gujarat to Kerala along the west coast form a gap here. Being the only break in the Ghats, this stretch forms an important route for vehicles that ply from Tamil Nadu to Kerala.
Palakkad looks “different” from other parts of Kerala by having a large number of “pure veg” restaurants!! The Tamil influence might be the cause for it.
Palakkad fort
Situated in the heart of the town, this fort was built by Haider Ali. The fort is well maintained with nice gardens around it. It houses a Hanuman Temple and a Jail!!
Malampuzha gardens
Malampuzha dam and the garden at the foothills of the Western Ghats is a major tourist spot. It is about 14 km from Palakkad.
The major attraction here is a rope way built across the garden. A km long ropeway takes about 20 minutes. People have to embark and disembark from the ropeway on the move, an action that can be performed by everybody as it moves very slow!!
Nevertheless, it was an enthralling experience for me, my wife and my daughter. She remembered everything that was in the garden and wanted to go to each place after we got down from the ropeway!! It was her day out.
A major attraction in the garden is a huge Yakshi sculpture. 
A nice place especially for kids!! 
The wild
The yakshi statue seems familiar ,may be i have seen it somewhere.
Seems like the trip was planned to perfection -good place to see /break on the way back
Shrinidhi Hande
wish this is little closer to Bangalore so as to make a 2 day trip…
Aravind GJ
Arjun,
Thanks for the comments. The sculpture was done by Kannayi Kunhiraman, a famous sculpturist. You may have seen his works somewhere else.
Shrinidhi,
Yes.. it needs 3 days if you go by car… unless you drive overnight!!