Kumbakkarai Falls
A fall on the Pambar in the lower Palanis, with rock pools below it.
- Where
- Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 10.1800, 77.5306
Get the Kumbakkarai Falls stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kumbakkarai Falls. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kumbakkarai Falls
Dolphin's Nose 5.7 km
A rock over the Catherine falls.
Kodaikanal Lake 7.8 km
A lake made by hand in 1863, because a Collector of Madurai wanted one there.
Kodaikanal 8.0 km
A star shaped lake in the Palani hills, and the kurinji that flowers once every twelve years on the slopes around it.
Thalaiyar Falls 8.9 km
The Rat Tail, nearly three hundred metres in one drop, seen from the Ghat road and reached by nobody.
Berijam Lake 15 km
A reservoir above Kodaikanal, permit only, and the water is said to be drinkable at source.
Vaigai Dam 16 km
A dam across the Vaigai near Andipatti, with a farm research station beside it.
Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple 29 km
The hilltop Murugan temple at Palani, third of the six abodes, reached by winch or on foot.
Pampadum Shola National Park 29 km
The smallest national park in Kerala, high shola forest above Munnar.
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Questions
Where is Kumbakkarai Falls?
Kumbakkarai Falls is in Theni, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Dolphin's Nose (5.7 km), Kodaikanal Lake (7.8 km), Kodaikanal (8.0 km).
How do I get the Kumbakkarai Falls stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kumbakkarai Falls and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kumbakkarai Falls before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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