Amazing Bhootnath Temple,India

* It is a sandstone temples dedicated to the deity Bhutanatha, in Badami town of Karnataka state, India.

* Lord Shiva is worshiped as the God of Souls in the Bhutanatha Temple.

* It has a superstructure that resembles early South Indian style or North Indian style with its open mantapa (hall or Veranda) extending into the lake.

* The inner shrine and mantapa (hall) were constructed in the late 7th century during the reign of the Badami Chalukyas while the outer mantapa, facing the Badami tank, was completed during the rule of the Kalyani Chalukyas of the 11th century.

* In the inner hall, a heavy architrave above the columns divides the hall into a central nave and two aisles.

* The pillars are massive and the bays in the ceiling of the nave is decorated with lotus rosette. Perforated windows bring dim light into the inner mantapa.

* On either side of the foot of the shrine doorway is an image, that of goddess Ganga on her vehicle, the makara, on the right, and on the left, that of goddesses Yamuna riding the tortoise.

* There is no dedicatory block upon the lintel to indicate to which deity the initial dedication was for.

* The Shiva linga in the shrine appears to be a later addition after the original deity in the sanctum was removed.

Rat Tail Falls

 

Thalaiyar Falls, also known as Rat Tail Falls is located in the Palani Hills of Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu State, South India. It is 975 ft (297 m) tall and is the highest waterfall in Tamil Nadu, the third highest in India and the 267th highest in the World.

Description:
On a clear day Rat Tail Falls is visible from the Dum Dum Rock viewpoint on the Batalugundu-Kodaikanal Ghat Road, 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) away to the west. It appears across the valley as a long thin white strip of cascading water on a background of black rock cliff face that juts out of the foothills. The very edge at the top of the Falls has a low concrete wall on either side concentrating the flow of water to focus the falls into a better rat tail shape. One can walk along the wall and get near the center of the falls.

 Just below one wall is a large flat rock about 5 ft (1.5 m) wide. One can get down to the edge of the rock to look directly straight down to see a little river at the bottom continuing placidly through the forest. Looking back up to the side, one can watch the water in freefall, mostly silent. The noise of the crashing water below doesn't rise up. The only noise is the water pushing around the stone walls, and some smaller falls just upstream. The river water coming to the falls, though 9 km (5.6 mi) downstream from Perumal Malai village and apparently clear, may be polluted, and visitors to the area are advised to avoid drinking it.

Access:
Rat Tail Falls is considered inaccessible to the general public, as there is no road to it. The top of the falls is a rewarding and challenging hike destination. Hikers should be cautious, as two Western tourists were killed in 2006 when they fell from the top of the Falls. It is possible to hike to the bottom of the falls in the dry season, beginning at the Manjalar Dam. This difficult hike proceeds along a path through Mango orchards and potato fields around the Manjalar Reservoir and up along the stream as far as a small shrine, dedicated to the Goddess Kamakshi. The legend is that Kamakshi was born here at the foot of the falls in a bamboo bush and hence she is called Moonkilanai Kamakshi. This place is called Amma Machhu, meaning in the middle of a grove of teak trees.
Beyond this point one must climb up along the stream, going up, over and around increasingly large boulders with difficulty, till arriving at the bottom of the falls, where there is a pool about 30 metres (98 ft) by 60 metres (200 ft). The return hike is more difficult. The full hike there and back covers about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) and takes a full day. Manjalar Dam is at the end of Manjalar Road about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) north from SH-36 at Devadanapatti town beginning along Kamatchi Amman temple road.

Suruli Waterfalls -Place of Medicine

 

About Suruli Waterfalls in Theni, Tamil Nadu
Suruli falls, located in the Theni district of the state of Tamilnadu, is a wonderful place to spend the entire day as there are many tourist attractions in the vicinity of the falls.The falls is located at about 56 kilometers from Theni and 10 kilometers from Cumbum. While travelling to the Suruli Gardens you can see Grape Plantations on the way from where you can buy fresh grapes too.
Suruli Velappar Temple in praise of Kartikeya is located near the falls. This temple is shaped like an OM Pranava. OM is the source mantra of the universal. This Mantra was generated before the Earth and all planets were created. At this cave one can hear the OM Mantra when you are in meditation frequency. This statement was told by Omgara guru Sidhar Gunaneethy, who is the founder of Rishi's Meditation.

800 m (2,600 ft) above the fall is the Kailasanathar[disambiguation needed] Cave Temple. At Kailasanathar cave a lot of Sidhars meditate at a natural spring with waters having medicinal powers. Now also a lot of Meykanda Devar's souls are there. Kailasanathar cave is connected with the Sathura Giri Mahalingam Kovil Cave. The Palani temple Murugan statue was built by Bogar with Navapasana (A unique type of medicine created using nine types of poisons). The bogar installed the statue before he came to Kailasnathar temple. Here he took a lot of Herbals and constructed the Murugan's Navapasana Statue

Location of Suruli Waterfalls in Theni, Tamil Nadu
Suruli Falls is located on the way to Periyar wild life Sanctuary  and they area perfect place for picnic outings with family. Butyou will have to be careful with the kids. Hold on to their hands as the falls are very deep and there is no way out. The Suruli Falls originates from the Periyar  or the Meghamalai hills falls from a height of 150 feet. There is a gathering of water in a pool and then the falls plummets down  to a depth of 40 feet surrounded by lush greenery.
The Suruli falls is also known as Chinna Suruli and cloud land Falls and is located near Kombaithozhu village.  The beauty of the Suruli falls increases with the dense forest, wild flowers and fruits which add charm to the surroundings in and around the waterfalls. Reaching the falls add to the excursion  and the sound of the falls can be heard even to the road.

Best time to visit Suruli Waterfalls 
You can visit the Suruli waterfalls around the year but June to October will be the best time to be here as the falls will have the full volume of water flowing through. There is a summer festival celebratedby the Tamilnadu Tourism Department. There are 18 caves near the Suruli Falls in which you can see the rock cut architecture of the 18th century.

Other attractions near Suruli Falls
Kailasanathar temple is located near Suruli Falls and is situated at about 800 feet above he falls.There is a spring  which is believed to possess curative powers. 
There are 18 rock cut caves in and around the Suruli falls.
Suruli Velappar Temple
Abubacker Masthan Dargah




How to Reach Suruli Falls?
You can travel only by road to the Suruli falls. The nearest airport is either Madurai, Thiruchirarpally or Coimbatore.
Chennai is the only international airport in Tamil Nadu.
You can reach Dindigul by train and get Road transport for about 120 kilometers to reach the place,
Another way of reaching the place is through Kerala. Reach Kochi international airport or the Kottayam railway station, then travel by road through Kumily.

TIGER FALLS -Amazing Place

 
 This falls on the route to Munnar between Bodi and Bodimedu from Theni.  This water is very tasty.
Reaching this fallswas very adventure people who love to go to munnar must have visit this place.Kerala's terrain is diverse and Munnar is an ideal place for those who love challenges. Jeep Safari in a  4 wheel drive a journey covering rough rocky terrain leads to caves, rivers, huge waterfalls all of which are perrennial, something which one cannot imagine seeing in and around Munnar, tea gardens hanging bridges and breathtaking views all along the drive.