And the award goes to: Tamil Nadu's Ullada wins govt's 'Best Village Tourism' prize

Ullada, a village in Tamil Nadu, has won the Union government's 'best village tourism' award

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It has won for its attractions such as hill-grown vegetables and a century-old railway

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