Category:Courtallam waterfalls

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<nowiki>Coutrallam Falls; कुट्रालम जलप्रपात; குற்றால அருவிகள்; Wasserfall in Indien; air terjun; شلال في الهند; waterfall in Tamil Nadu, India; தமிழ்நாட்டின் தென்காசி மாவட்டத்திலுள்ள அருவிகள்; Courtallum; Kuttalam; Coutrallam Main Falls; Kutralam water falls; குற்றாலம் அருவி</nowiki>
Coutrallam Falls 
waterfall in Tamil Nadu, India
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LocationCourtallam, Tenkasi taluk, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India
Map8° 55′ 55″ N, 77° 16′ 09″ E
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Courtallam has nine waterfalls:

  1. Peraruvi (main falls) the biggest falls in Courtallam, is about 60m high. The flow of water is interrupted by the Pongumakadal, a 19m deep crater and comes down with greatly reduced impact, making a bath safe.
  2. In Chitraruvi (small falls), the flow is thin. Here naturally separate places for men and women are there to bathe. Chitraruvi leads to other waterfalls such as Shenbagadevi and Thenaruvi and the herbal farm.
  3. At Shenbagadevi falls, the water flows through shenbaga (Michaelia champak) trees. There is also a temple there, dedicated to Shenbagadevi Amman.
  4. About 3 km from this is Thenaruvi (honey falls), 40m high and cascading between two large stones. In places where there is no water, one sees big honeycombs.
  5. Aintharuvi (five falls) is one where one thoroughly enjoys being in a crowd of bathers. Five separate cascades of water form this waterfalls.
  6. From the orchard above flows Pazhathotta Aruvi, the VIP falls.
  7. The Pazhaya Courtalla Aruvi (Old Courtallam falls) used to fall into a valley from between two rocks.
  8. The artificial Puli Aruvi (Tiger Falls) has a moderate flow of water which collects in a lake and is diverted for irrigation,sometimes tigers visit this place for water.
  9. There is another small fall inside the Government Horticulture Park above Five Falls, but it is off limits to the public.

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