Thirparappu Waterfalls

                               Thirparappu is famous for its waterfalls and is located in Kanyakumari District of TamilNadu in the southern part of India. Thirparappu Falls is located 42 km (26 mi) from Nagercoil (headquarters of Kanyakumari District), 55 km (34 mi) from Thiruvananthapuram (capital of Kerala) and a distance of 5 km (3.1 mi) from Kulasekaram (nearest town panchayat). This famous falls is in the Kodayar (Kothai River). The Kodayar makes its descend at Thirparappu and the water fall at this place is about 13 km (8.1 mi) from Pechiparai dam.

                               Thirparappu waterfalls is 300 ft (91 m) feet long and consists of a rocky riverbed. The water falls from a height of nearly 50 ft (15 m). The waterfall has flows with great force for around seven months in the whole year.The whole bed above the falls is one rocky mass which extends up to a distance of about quarter of a kilometer upstream where the famous Thirparappu weir has been constructed for supplying water to the paddy fields. This irrigation facitlity is extremely useful here and it is fascinating to see the process of irrigation from the dam to the fields.

                                       On either side of the river, on the left bank of the river in between the water falls and the weir, there is a temple dedicated to Siva enclosed by strong fortification. Called Mahadever Kovil it is the third one of the twelve Sivalaya's. It is said that Lord Shiva lives here as Virabhadra which is a fierce form of this Indian God.There are many old inscriptions in this temple including the one of the Pandiya King dated ninth century. This temple is built around A.D. 9th Century.

                 PACKAGE :Nagercoil – Trivandrum – Thirparappu – Nagercoil

                      Early morning at 6 am you will be picked up from the assembly point (will be informed to you in advance) and proceed to Trivandrum enroute you will have your breakfast. At Trivandrum you can visit Padmanabha Swamy Temple by 8 am (Dhoti for Gents and Saree for Ladies are the dress code at the Temple) , Art Gallery, Napier Museum, Kuthiramalika Palace Museum, Plantatoriuam and observatory, Science and technology museum and planetarium. Lunch at 1.30pm will return to Nagercoil enroute you can visit Thirparappu Waterfalls for a refreshing shower and reach Nagercoil before 8 pm.

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