Agaya Gangai waterfalls are located in

Kolli Hills Kolli may refer to: * Kolli, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran * Kolli Hills, is a small mountain range located in central Tamil Nadu * Kolli Pratyagatma, better known as Kotayya Pratyagatma * Kolli Srinath Reddy better known as K. Srinath Reddy ...

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. Panchanathi, a jungle stream, cascades down as the Agaya Gangai (English: Ganges of Sky), near Arapaleeswarar temple atop the Kolli Hills in

Namakkal district Namakkal District is one of the 38 districts (an districts of Tamil Nadu, administrative district) in the States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was bifurcated from Salem District with Namakkal town as headqua ...

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. It is a waterfall of the river Aiyaru. It is located in a mountain valley.Holidayiq website
/ref> Agaya Gangai is also known as Peraruvi or Pei aruvi by the people of Kolli Hills because of its scary resemblance and heavy water flow. To reach the Agaya Gangai, one has to climb down 1196 steps. The stairs are steep. Climbing down takes only 10 minutes. Climbing up takes 20–25 minutes. There are lot of shelters built on the way to take rest. The caves of Korakka Siddhar and Kalaanginatha Siddhar are situated near the Agaya Gangai waterfalls in the nearby forest.http://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=1023 (Tamil)

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Waterfalls of Tamil Nadu Eastern Ghats Namakkal district {{Waterfall-stub

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