Hogenakkal is a hamlet in the
Pennagaram taluk of
Dharmapuri district
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, tamil name is Thalaineer aruvi(தலைநீர் அருவி). Ugunir Kal/Marikottayam in the
Indian state
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of
Tamil Nadu
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.
Etymology
The hamlet of Hogenakkal shares its
etymology
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with the nearby falls, deriving from the
Kannada
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words 'hoge' and 'kall', meaning smoke and rock respectively. Hogenakkal basically means smoke over the rocks, referencing the appearance of the mist of the waterfalls.
Geography
The hamlet is close to the confluence of the
Kaveri
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The catchment area of the Kaveri basin i ...
and
Chinnar rivers, just upstream of
Hogenakkal Falls
Hogenakkal Falls is a waterfall in South India on the Kaveri river on the border between Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu and Chamarajanagar district, Chamrajnagar district of Karnataka. It is located from Dharmapuri and from Chamrajnagar. Car ...
. It is near the Tamil Nadu-
Karnataka
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border, which is partly formed by the Kaveri River. Hogenakkal is in the western part of
Pennagaram revenue block, which is in the western extreme of both the taluk and the district. It is within part of Woddapatti
reserved forest, at the western terminus of
State Highway 60.
See also
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Hogenakkal Falls
Hogenakkal Falls is a waterfall in South India on the Kaveri river on the border between Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu and Chamarajanagar district, Chamrajnagar district of Karnataka. It is located from Dharmapuri and from Chamrajnagar. Car ...
References
Villages in Dharmapuri district
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