Total height 75 metres (246 ft) Phone 0495 272 0012 | Height 75 m Watercourse Chalippuzha River | |
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Location Kozhikode district, Kerala, India Address Thusharagiri Road, Thusaragiri, Kerala 673580 Similar Kozhikode Beach, Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary, Peechi Dam, Palaruvi Falls, Idukki Dam | ||
Thusharigiri Falls (Malayalam: തുഷാരഗിരി വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം) is a waterfall located in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala, India.
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Orientation
Two streams originating from the Western Ghats meet here to form the Chalippuzha River. The river diverges into three waterfalls creating a snowy spray, which gives the name, 'Thusharagiri'. The word Thusharagiri means the snow-capped mountain. Of the three, the highest waterfall is the Thenpara that falls from an altitude of 75 metres (246 ft).
Tourism
Thusharagiri offers endless scope for trekking, rock climbing and wild life sanctuary visits. It is around 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Kozhikode. The nearest town Kodancherry is around 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Thusharagiri. The other main towns situated here are Thiruvambady which is 18 km away and Thamarassery which is 17 km away. One has to purchase all necessary things for trekking from here.