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AGASTHIYAR FALLS

Agasthiyar Falls (also called Papanasam Falls) is located close to Papanasam in Tirunelveli distict in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The falls is located on the Western ghats and to the south of Papanasam lower, the lake from where Tamiparani River originates. As per Hindu legend, it is the place where sage Agasthiya got a view of Shiva in his marriage costume. The falls is a prominent tourist destination in the region and usually frequented by devotees of the Papanasanathar Teple and Sabarimala.