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Thirparappu Falls

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Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
Thirparappu Falls
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Thirparappu is famous for its waterfalls and is located in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu in the southern part of India. Thirparappu Falls is located 42 km from Nagercoil , 55 km from Thiruvananthapuram and a distance of 5 km from Kulasekaram . This famous falls is in the Kodayar . The Kodayar makes its descend at Thirparappu and the water fall at this place is about 13 km from Pechiparai dam. Thirparappu waterfalls is 300 ft feet long and consists of a rocky riverbed. The water falls from a height of nearly 50 ft . 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 facility 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 Lord Siva enclosed by strong fortification. Called Mahadever Kovil it is the third one of the twelve Sivalaya's, famous for Shivalaya ottam during Sivarathri. It is said that Lord Mahadev lives here as Virabhadra which is a fierce incarnation of Lord Siva to kill Daksha Prajapati, after the death Satidevi. 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.
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