Athirapilly Waterfalls - Indian Niagra

harishnair · 1st August 2010, 17:59

Athirapally waterfalls is a must see destination in Kerala, but the pics posted above are not genuine. The below pics show how it looks like in real.

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aargee · 1st August 2010, 19:51

@AP sir - here're some of them, but Ampere is the expert
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...zhachal-2.html
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...n-country.html
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...ml#post1814003

Non TBhp
My-Kerala.Com: Athirapally Waterfalls

You don't know you did a big favor for me. My home town is close to this place & I never knew the beauty of this & hence never paid attention to visit this place. Trust me, I'm going to include this in our next visit.

@MX6 - This will be our additional route on our Kollur trip

pypkmsrikanth · 1st August 2010, 20:08

Those pics are not that of Athirapally as mentioned by Harish. Here are two of my TL's done during two different seasons. The best time to visit Athirapally would be during the period August - September when the monsoon is very active and the dam upstream has reached its capacity.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...not-taken.html

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...-valparai.html

No doubts though its a fabulous place to visit, but personally I love the way the water glides at Vaazchal which is slightly further upstream of Athirapally.

TaureanBull · 1st August 2010, 20:30

Great pics. Never knew anything like this existed in India. Everyday I am surprised to know that there is so much to see in India itself. Thanks Ashish for sharing.

@ MX6 : That was a good work to quote the song. Good knowledge.

@ Mods : IMO this thread is appropriate for the travelogue section.

MX6 · 1st August 2010, 22:11

@aargee. You better take precautions. Heard it's raining like never before in those parts of the globe. When are you leaving on your trip?

Alas, my Aug 19th Jog falls - Sringeri - Udupi trip is now cancelled. I'll postpone it to Oct.

carboy · 1st August 2010, 22:20

The non-fake pictures of the fall are good, but it's ridiculous comparing it to Niagara. Niagara is probably one the most stunning places in the world, especially when seen from the Canadian side rather than the New York side.

pramodkumar · 1st August 2010, 22:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by ASHISHPALLOD

Got e-mail forward.

Many of you may be aware and visited this place.

I am not aware about this place in kerala.

Posting it here as it is with pics.

If you have any more info, snaps, please post it for others benefit.

If there is any travelogue about the same on this forum, please post the link.

Mods,
if similar thread/post exist, please take appropriate action.

Never knew such a place existed, this one does not look like athirapally, please put the name of the falls, wife is busy charting out the dates already

Pramod

aargee · 2nd August 2010, 08:40

@MX6 - My trip is getting postponed too; I've to see 3 things - office leave, children & car. First it was car, by the time I got the car serviced, daughter fell sick, now when daughter is recovered, its office leave now

Rains are nothing new to us MX6, being one from God's own country, w'e'll manage anywhere in KL.

@Carboy - Right, we'll not call Indian Niagra to spoil Athirapally's beauty. We'll still call it Athirapally falls; nothing beats the real natural beauty especially even if someone beautifies with lights.

ampere · 2nd August 2010, 09:28

When I saw these falls, did not realize they can actually carry so much volume. Wow!

Aargee if you take Munnar to your hometown, you can see many falls on the way. (Including Athirapally).
Take GVR on the way back from home town.

aargee · 2nd August 2010, 09:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by ampere

Aargee if you take Munnar to your hometown, you can see many falls on the way. (Including Athirapally).

I'll be going via Wadakkanchery-Thrissur-Chalakkudy route to MVPA; On the way, take diversion from Chalakkudy to Athirapally.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ampere

Take GVR on the way back from home town.

What's this GVR?

carboy · 2nd August 2010, 09:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by aargee

@Carboy - Right, we'll not call Indian Niagra to spoil Athirapally's beauty. We'll still call it Athirapally falls; nothing beats the real natural beauty especially even if someone beautifies with lights.

Niagara falls isn't about the lights. FWIW, I only saw Niagara in the daytime (from both the New York side & Canadian side), so no lights there. Niagara is a natural marvel which stuns you.

Stuff like the "Maid of the Mist", Horsheshoe falls portal etc enhance your experience of the falls, the natural beauty itself more than enough.

Anoop RD · 2nd August 2010, 10:07

The waterfall pics shown are not of Athirampalli, this is a wrong mail which got forwarded by one of the gmail forum. I too infact received one and shortly received another mail stating they have circulated wrong info.

ASHISHPALLOD · 2nd August 2010, 10:26

@mods,

thanks for moving this thread in proper section.

I had posted the email forward as it is with pics.
I am not really aware of this place or the real/fake pics.
Pics may be fake but the intention of this thread is to draw attention to this waterfall in kerala.

Quote:

Originally Posted by harishnair

Athirapally waterfalls is a must see destination in Kerala, but the pics posted above are not genuine.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pypkmsrikanth

Those pics are not that of Athirapally as mentioned by Harish. .

Thanks for pointing out the fake/real pics.

@harish,
thanks for posting the actual pics.

Quote:

Originally Posted by carboy

The non-fake pictures of the fall are good, but it's ridiculous comparing it to Niagara.

Quote:

Originally Posted by aargee

@Carboy - Right, we'll not call Indian Niagra to spoil Athirapally's beauty. We'll still call it Athirapally falls;

I am with you guys about naming it as Indian Niagara.
I will request mods for thread name change.

@mx6,
thanks for posting that song!!

There are so many beautiful spots in India and there is no promotional activity about those spots by concerned agency.
What irritating me is that Malaysian government has developed a dirty nalah and 5 acres of adjacent land into beautiful bird park and promoting it at international level and we pay rs 550 there to see the peacocks imported from India and here are we even not aware about the beauty in India.

MX6 · 2nd August 2010, 15:08

Your trip is getting delayed? Sorry to hear that. But then it's all for good. When are you planning next? I will be in Sringeri / Udupi for Navratri.

tanwaramit · 2nd August 2010, 15:52

look forward to some more actual pictures and videos of this location.

The first few pictures did fooled me.

1st August 2010, 17:59	#31
harishnair BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Quilon/ Sharjah Posts: 511 Thanked: 5 Times	Athirapally waterfalls is a must see destination in Kerala, but the pics posted above are not genuine. The below pics show how it looks like in real.
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1st August 2010, 19:51	#32
aargee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TSTN Posts: 6,236 Thanked: 9,643 Times	@AP sir - here're some of them, but Ampere is the expert http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...zhachal-2.html http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...n-country.html http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...ml#post1814003 Non TBhp My-Kerala.Com: Athirapally Waterfalls You don't know you did a big favor for me. My home town is close to this place & I never knew the beauty of this & hence never paid attention to visit this place. Trust me, I'm going to include this in our next visit. @MX6 - This will be our additional route on our Kollur trip
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1st August 2010, 20:08	#33
pypkmsrikanth Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,124 Thanked: 283 Times View My Garage	Those pics are not that of Athirapally as mentioned by Harish. Here are two of my TL's done during two different seasons. The best time to visit Athirapally would be during the period August - September when the monsoon is very active and the dam upstream has reached its capacity. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...not-taken.html http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...-valparai.html No doubts though its a fabulous place to visit, but personally I love the way the water glides at Vaazchal which is slightly further upstream of Athirapally.
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1st August 2010, 20:30	#34
TaureanBull Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,071 Thanked: 326 Times View My Garage	Great pics. Never knew anything like this existed in India. Everyday I am surprised to know that there is so much to see in India itself. Thanks Ashish for sharing. @ MX6 : That was a good work to quote the song. Good knowledge. @ Mods : IMO this thread is appropriate for the travelogue section.
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1st August 2010, 22:11	#35
MX6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: City of seven islands. Posts: 2,877 Thanked: 231 Times	@aargee. You better take precautions. Heard it's raining like never before in those parts of the globe. When are you leaving on your trip? Alas, my Aug 19th Jog falls - Sringeri - Udupi trip is now cancelled. I'll postpone it to Oct.
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1st August 2010, 22:20	#36
carboy BANNED Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kolhapur Posts: 1,717 Thanked: 1,901 Times	The non-fake pictures of the fall are good, but it's ridiculous comparing it to Niagara. Niagara is probably one the most stunning places in the world, especially when seen from the Canadian side rather than the New York side.
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2nd August 2010, 08:40	#38
aargee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TSTN Posts: 6,236 Thanked: 9,643 Times	@MX6 - My trip is getting postponed too; I've to see 3 things - office leave, children & car. First it was car, by the time I got the car serviced, daughter fell sick, now when daughter is recovered, its office leave now Rains are nothing new to us MX6, being one from God's own country, w'e'll manage anywhere in KL. @Carboy - Right, we'll not call Indian Niagra to spoil Athirapally's beauty. We'll still call it Athirapally falls; nothing beats the real natural beauty especially even if someone beautifies with lights.
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2nd August 2010, 09:28	#39
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,952 Thanked: 12,944 Times View My Garage	When I saw these falls, did not realize they can actually carry so much volume. Wow! Aargee if you take Munnar to your hometown, you can see many falls on the way. (Including Athirapally). Take GVR on the way back from home town. Last edited by ampere : 2nd August 2010 at 09:33.
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2nd August 2010, 10:07	#42
Anoop RD BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Thiruvananthapuram Posts: 47 Thanked: Once	The waterfall pics shown are not of Athirampalli, this is a wrong mail which got forwarded by one of the gmail forum. I too infact received one and shortly received another mail stating they have circulated wrong info.
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2nd August 2010, 15:08	#44
MX6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: City of seven islands. Posts: 2,877 Thanked: 231 Times	Your trip is getting delayed? Sorry to hear that. But then it's all for good. When are you planning next? I will be in Sringeri / Udupi for Navratri.
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2nd August 2010, 15:52	#45
tanwaramit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dilwalon ki Dilli Posts: 1,930 Thanked: 497 Times	look forward to some more actual pictures and videos of this location. The first few pictures did fooled me.
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