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Just when guilt was creeping inside for not being able to visit a single waterfall this year, Srikanth suggested visiting Kaigal falls, a less known falls in Andhra Pradesh hidden inside Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary. Kaigal falls is also called as 'Dumukurallu water falls'. Anant also joined for the trip & we started early in th morning in search of the falls.
We were not aware of the exact location of hte waterfalls. Internet said it's on Kuppam-Palamaner highway. We took off towards Kuppam, assuming that Kaigal is close to that place. We stopeed for breakfast over at KGF & upon enquiring we came to know that we were heading in wrong direction. A short photo-op at Kolar Gold Fields & then we headed towards V. Kota & then to Kaigal.
Kaigal falls (or Dumukurallu falls) is a multi-tiered falls & with the stream forming small falls & ponds. The best time to visit the place is monsoon & post-monsoon, as it's a season falls. To our luck it had rained couple of days before our visit & there was enough water for us to sit under it. The falls is approximately 150 KMs. And can be reached in two routes - either via KGF or Kolar. We went there via KGF & came back via Kolar.
How to reach:
Bangalore - Kolar - Palamaneru - turn right to Kuppam road 5 KMs before Palamenru - turn left after 23 KMs to mud road - travel for a kilometer by vehicle & then another kilometer by walk to reach the falls.
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Bangalore - KGF - V Kota - head towards Palamaner - turn right 28 KMs before Palamenr to the mud road.
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