The Toda Temple is a small but distinctive cultural stop in Ooty, built in the rounded, barrel-vaulted style associated with the Toda people of the Nilgiri Hills. It offers a different story from Ooty's colonial gardens, lake, and railway.
Go respectfully and keep expectations modest: this is not a large monument, but a glimpse of an older pastoral culture that long predates the hill station. Its value is in context, especially if you are trying to understand the Nilgiris beyond viewpoints and tea.