Thalaiyar Falls
The Rat Tail, nearly three hundred metres in one drop, seen from the Ghat road and reached by nobody.
- Where
- Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 10.2239, 77.5986
Get the Thalaiyar Falls stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Thalaiyar 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 Thalaiyar Falls
Kumbakkarai Falls 8.9 km
A fall on the Pambar in the lower Palanis, with rock pools below it.
Kodaikanal 12 km
A star shaped lake in the Palani hills, and the kurinji that flowers once every twelve years on the slopes around it.
Dolphin's Nose 12 km
A rock over the Catherine falls.
Kodaikanal Lake 12 km
A lake made by hand in 1863, because a Collector of Madurai wanted one there.
Vaigai Dam 19 km
A dam across the Vaigai near Andipatti, with a farm research station beside it.
Berijam Lake 23 km
A reservoir above Kodaikanal, permit only, and the water is said to be drinkable at source.
Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple 25 km
The hilltop Murugan temple at Palani, third of the six abodes, reached by winch or on foot.
Palani Murugan Temple 26 km
One of the six abodes, and the panchamirtham.
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Questions
Where is Thalaiyar Falls?
Thalaiyar Falls is in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kumbakkarai Falls (8.9 km), Kodaikanal (12 km), Dolphin's Nose (12 km).
How do I get the Thalaiyar Falls stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Thalaiyar 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 Thalaiyar 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.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.