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.
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