Agaya Gangai Falls
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Coordinates11°10′N 78°24′E / 11.17°N 78.40°E / 11.17; 78.40
Total height300 ft (91 m)
WatercourseAiyaru river

Agaya Gangai (English: Ganges of sky) is a waterfall located in Kolli Hills of the Eastern Ghats, in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, India. It falls from a height of 300 feet (91 m) and is formed by the Aiyaru river.[1] Agaya Gangai is also known as Peraruvi and can be reached by climbing down 396 steps. The caves of sages Bogar, Agastyar, Korakkar and Kalangi Nathar are located near the waterfalls inside the forest.[2] Agaya Gangai dwarf gecko is a species of diurnal, rock-dwelling, insectivorous gecko endemic to the region.[3]

References

  1. ^ Datta, Rangan (28 April 2023). "Agaya Gangai Waterfalls in Kolli Hills of the Eastern Ghats — a nature lover's paradise". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Kolli Hills". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ^ Ishan Agarwal; Tejas Thackeray; Akshay Khandekar (7 December 2022). "A multitude of spots! Five new microendemic species of the Cnemaspis gracilis group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from massifs in the Shevaroy landscape, Tamil Nadu, India". Vertebrate Zoology. 72: 1137–1186. doi:10.3897/VZ.72.E94799. ISSN 1864-5755. Wikidata Q115774703.
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