Well I hope I was born to visit this place :D...To be frank
I 've been here so many times right from my childhood. I made a solo motorcycle
tour to this place because I lost all the earlier photographs. Anyway about Athirappilly,
its a great place to visit. Athirappilly waterfall lies in the Vazhachal
forest division, Thrissur district. It is the largest and most beautiful
waterfalls in Kerala so it is nicknamed "the Niagra of India". This
waterfall is in Chalakudy river. There has been numerous film songs shot here because
of the scenery, like for eg:- Annakkilli song from the movie "Four the
People". This is one of the highest rated scenic places in Kerala.
One of the most ridiculous things here is the ticket
counter. Its located almost half a kilometer away from the entrance. I parked
the vehicle and came to the entrance and they said "go get the ticket". I asked "where is the counter?" they said "here only, just on the downside". I walked and
walked and I kept on asking people as I walked, "where the hell is the counter?" they all kept pointing to a place. Then I started running because it was almost
the closing time and I asked them "why the hell is this counter so far away from the entrance?" and
they asked me a question "didn't these people tell you to stop and take the
ticket here?"..I said "*&%#$^"..Frankly speaking the counter should have been
much much nearer. Hope they 'll rectify this problem soon........
This place is also a must to visit place in Kerala........
Its dangerous if you get in the water. Please don't do that.......
And remember guys when you are taking photo at
the bottom of waterfall be very careful with the water mist flying around. This
will deposit on your camera lens and will make the photo look like watercolour
or water ever it is. Please cover your camera lens and only expose during the
exposure. Covering with hand works well. If you got better ideas use it. Well that
experience of mine will tell you that I 've been here so many times :D........
My route map:
And some snaps:
