| Vattaparai Waterfall |
| About: |
| Vattaparai Falls are located at elevation 40 M, in the Keeriparai reserve forest near Bhoothapandi village on the Pazhayar River in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu state, South India. It is 13 km N of Nagercoil) and 32 km NW of Kanyakumari. This 20 km² area is proposed to be a Wildlife Sanctuary. There are a few small waterfalls in this area – the nicer ones being Vattaparai Falls and Kalikesam falls. There is a small Kali temple, next to the falls. This is a very serene and undeveloped place with only one small tea stall. One can enjoy water rushing through small mountain streams, ferns and pebbles in the rainforests. The falls are surrounded by forest on all sides and forms part of an active animal corridor. The long stream is pollution-free. People are allowed to take a natural bath here and it is believed that the water from the stream has some medicinal effects. |
| Location info: |
| Address:Bhoothapandi ,Kanyakumari District ,Tamil nadu ,India |
| District:Kanyakumari District |
| Nearest City: Nagercoil |
| Best time to visit: Throughout the Year |
| Climate/Weather: |
| The climate is of tropical humid type with an oppressive summer and The temperature normally ranges between summer – Max.36.2, Min.20.6, and winter – Max.35, Min.18 |
| Interesting places to Visit: |
| Kanyakumari Beach: The Kanyakumari beach with multi-colored sand and rocky shoreline is definitely one of the most beautiful beaches in south India and offers a great change from all other beaches. The waves that hit the shore are quite strong and frequent, that means that one does not get to enjoy a step into the shallow water or a sea bath.Vivekananda Memorial Rock It is about 500 meters away from mainland. This memorial stands on one of two rocks separated by about 70 meters. It was built in 1970. This memorial is dedicated to Swami Vivekananda, the greatest social reformer. Swamy Vivekananda was supposed to have meditated on the rock where the memorial stands today. A meditation hall is also attached with the memorial.Gandhi Mandapam :Not far from the Kumari Amman Temple is the Gandhi Mandapam, constructed at the spot where the urn containing the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi was kept for public view before a portion of its contents was immersed in the three seas. It resembles an Oriyan temple and was designed so that on Gandhiji’s birthday (2nd October), the sun’s rays fall on the place where his ashes were kept. |
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| How to reach? |
| Nearest Railway Station:Tirunelvelli (90 kms) |
| Nearest Airport:Trivandrum (80kms) |
| Road Transport:Kanyakumari is very well connected to all the major cities in the Southern India.there are good number of buses to every cities |
| Nearest Visiting places: |
VattaKotai Fort & Beach:Vattakottai Fort (or ‘Circular Fort’) is a seaside fort near Kanyakumari, the southern tip of India. It was built in the 18th century as a coastal defence-fortification and barracks in the erstwhile Travancore kingdom.It was constructed under the supervision of Captain Eustachius De Lannoy, an ex-Dutch naval officer of the VOC, who became commander of the Travancore army in the 18th century, by earning the trust of the Travancore King Marthanda Varma. De Lannoy constructed Vattakottai, as part of the defence-fortifications he undertook throughout Travancore.
Padbanabhapuram Palace:Padmanabhapuram Palace : This is located in at Padmanabhapuram Fort, close to the town of Thuckalay in Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu. It is about 20 km from Nagercoil. The palace is inside an old granite fortress around four kilometers long. The palace is located at the foot of the Veli Hills, which form a part of the Western Ghats. |
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| Kanyakumari |
| Hotels/Lodge/Accommodation:Hotel Singaar in KanyakumariHotel Sea View in KanyakumariHotel Samudra in KanyakumariHotel Trisea in Kanyakumari |
| Help Line/Phone Number: |
Police Station:Kanyakumari Police Station Phone:246224Asaripallam Police Station
Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
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Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Tamil NaduKottar Police Station
Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu |
| Nearest Hospital:CSI Hospital: 222222Vijayakumar Hospital: 275045Abdul Kadher Hospital: 240804Catherine Booth Hospital: 275516Dr. Kumarsamy Health Center: 270636Kumaran Nursing Home: 231418Irudhayams Hospital: 241561Bedesta Hospital: 232233Jeyasekhran Hospital: 271620Krishnakumar Hospital: 230021J. Mathias Hospital: 223137Manju Nursing Home: 273849Holy Cross Hospital: 230897Moses Mathias Hospital: 232601Moris Mathias Hospital: 276009 |
