Malampuzha Rock Garden

Malampuzha Rock Garden is a sculpture garden located near Malampuzha Dam in Palakkad district, Kerala. Created by artist Nek Chand, known for Chandigarh's Rock Garden, it features life-size sculptures and artistic installations made from waste materials such as broken tiles, bangles, and scrap. Set within the Malampuzha Dam complex, it is notable for its creative reuse art, landscaped pathways, and integration with the surrounding gardens and reservoir scenery.

Visitors can expect an open-air garden with pathways lined with sculptures and figures made from recycled waste materials including broken ceramics, tiles, and scrap. The garden is set within the Malampuzha Dam Gardens complex with landscaped areas, artistic installations, and views of the surrounding reservoir and Western Ghats foothills. Areas to explore include sculpture clusters, walkways, and adjoining dam gardens.

Designed by Padma Shri Nek Chand Saini, renowned for the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, and developed as part of the Malampuzha Dam Gardens to showcase waste-to-art creativity for tourism.

Showcases sustainable art and creative reuse of waste materials, reflecting eco-art practices and adding an artistic dimension to the Malampuzha leisure and tourism landscape.