Vattaparai Falls
A broad fall on the Pahrali near the Kerala border, with a shrine beside it.
- Where
- Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 8.2653, 77.4510
Get the Vattaparai Falls stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vattaparai 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 Vattaparai Falls
Thanumalayan Temple 12 km
At Suchindram the name itself holds all three gods, Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma in one word.
Udayagiri Fort, Kanyakumari 13 km
A fort of the Travancore kings where the Dutch commander De Lannoy is buried.
Padmanabhapuram Palace 14 km
The largest wooden palace in Asia, owned by Kerala but standing in Tamil Nadu since the states were redrawn.
Mahendragiri, Tirunelveli 16 km
A peak in the Western Ghats the Ramayana names, and the army holds.
Mathur Aqueduct 19 km
An aqueduct carrying water over the Pahrali river, built in 1966 and walked across ever since.
Vattakottai Fort 20 km
A round coastal fort at the southern tip of India, built by Travancore to watch the sea.
Thirunadhikkara Cave Temple 23 km
A rock-cut temple with ninth century murals, in a district that was Travancore until 1956.
Vivekananda Rock Memorial 24 km
On a rock five hundred metres offshore where Vivekananda is said to have meditated for three days in 1892.
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Questions
Where is Vattaparai Falls?
Vattaparai Falls is in Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Thanumalayan Temple (12 km), Udayagiri Fort, Kanyakumari (13 km), Padmanabhapuram Palace (14 km).
How do I get the Vattaparai Falls stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vattaparai 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 Vattaparai 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.
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