Thalaiyar Falls - தாலையர் அருவி

Water Falls Height 975 feet Co-ordinates 10.225734, 77.511292 Near By City Kodaikanal Location Kodaikanal State Tamil Nadu Wikipedia Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalaiyar_Falls http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodaikanal Other Langauge Names Hindi: थालैयर फाल्स Tamil: தாலையர் அருவி

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Thalaiyar Falls, also known as the Rat Tail Falls is located near Kodaikanal, Dindigul district Tamil Nadu, India. It is 975 ft (297 meters) tall and is the highest waterfall in Tamil Nadu, the third highest in India and the 266th highest in the World. On a clear day Rat Tail Falls is visible from a great distance on a cliff face that juts out of the plains. Driving up the Ghat road, it appears across the valley as a long thin white strip of cascading water on a background of black rock.

Rat Tail Falls is considered inaccessible to the general public, as there is no road to it, however it is a rewarding and challenging hike destination. The very edge at the top of the Falls has a concrete wall, two parts from either side concentrating the flow of water to focus the falls into a better rat tail shape. One can walk along the wall and get near the center of the Falls.

This is also called as Rat tail falls.The widest falls, ranging from 13th kilometer on the ghat road to kodai.It is one of the highest falls in India, with their 975ft sheer drop

Thalaiyar Falls

Kodaikanal
Dindigul District
Pincode - 624101
Tamil Nadu