Agasthyar Falls
Agasthiyar Falls is located close to Papanasam in Tirunelveli district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The falls is located on the Western Ghats and to the south of Papanasam lower, the lake from where Tamiraparani River originates.- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall on the Tamiraparani River in Tamil Nadu, India
- Also known as: “Agasthiyar Falls”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vikramasingapuram and Papanasam.
Vikramasingapuram
Village
Vickramasingapuram or V.K.Puram is a Municipal town in Tirunelveli District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It falls under the Ambasamudram Taluk. As of 2011, the town had a population of 47,241. Vikramasingapuram is situated 3 km east of Agasthyar Falls.
Papanasam
Papanasam is near to Tirunelveli and Tenkasi at about 40 km, in Tamil Nadu, India. It is famous for a Sivan kovil and the river Tamirabarani flows here.Poovankurichi
Photo: Rahuljeswin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poovankurichi or Poovan Kurichi is a hamlet in the district of Tirunelveli near Ambasamudram, Tamil Nadu, India. The village is located 50 km west of Tirunelveli town and 30 km from Tenkasi.
Agasthyar Falls
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Tenkasi, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
8.70401° or 8° 42′ 14″ northLongitude
77.36393° or 77° 21′ 50″ eastOpen location code
6JWVP937+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 979027855OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q24938562
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Hindi to Telugu—“Agasthyar Falls” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “अगस्तियर जलप्रपात”
- Tamil: “அகத்தியர் அருவி”
- Telugu: “అగస్తియార్ జలపాతం”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include PAPANASAM and Sorimuthu Ayyanar Sastha Temple, Ambasamudram 627422, India.
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