Talakona Waterfalls , Tirupati
About Talakona Waterfalls
Talakona falls are located in Sri Venkateswara National Park in Chittoor district and are the highest waterfalls in Andhra Pradesh at a height of 82 mts (270 feet). Visitors to the Tirupathi temple often visit these falls as they are located about 60 kms from Tirupathi. The area surrounding the waterfall is rich in flora and fauna and so it was declared as Biosphere reserve in the year 1989. Be watchful of slippery rocks when approaching the falls and also keep an eye for monkeys who are all around the falls.
As the name indicates Talakona is the head of hills that is the starting point of the Thirumala Hill Range. Being located in Nerabailu village, Talakona forests has wide range of habitats like Slender Loris, Giant Squirrel, Panther, Porcupine, Sambar, Mouse Deer etc. If you are interested in trekking, then there is a perfidious trek route which leads you up the hill. The presence of herbal and medicinal floras in this forest, gives the water of the falls a healing effect. For tourist’s convenience, there is a 240 meter long canopy ropeway where you can have leisure walk watching the birds, monkeys thronging the Sandalwood trees on either side. Nearby the waterfalls, there is a Temple dedicated to Siddeshwara Swamy (Lord Shiva) where devotees pay visits in huge crowd during Shivrathiri Festival. Besides these attractions, many deep caves are believed to be scattered on the Talakona hills where once sages meditated in peace.
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Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
0 km from Talakona Waterfalls - See map
Sriperumbudur a town in Kancheepuram District is the birthplace of Saint Ramanuja has a Vigraha i.e. idol made of the five metals installed in a...
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Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh
61.7 km from Talakona Waterfalls - See map
Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple, the consort of Sri Venkateshwara Swamy emerged from a lotus on a pond. She was then adopted by a King who ruled...
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Deer Park, Andhra Pradesh
67.4 km from Talakona Waterfalls - See map
Deer park is maintained by TTD. Situated on the Kandaleru city of Tirupathi Suburbs, Deer park is an ideal picnic spot where you can relax amidst...
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Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Andhra Pradesh
75.5 km from Talakona Waterfalls - See map
Sri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple or Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is situated on the "Thirumala Hill" which is perched at an altitude of 853 m above...
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Swami Pushkarini Lake, Andhra Pradesh
75.5 km from Talakona Waterfalls - See map
Located within the main premises of the Thirumala Temple, Pushkarini Lake is the sacred lake. This lake is adjacent to Venkateshwara Temple and...
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TTD Gardens, Andhra Pradesh
75.8 km from Talakona Waterfalls - See map
Sprawling across 460 acres of land, TTD Gardens or Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam is the ornamental landscape with beautifully laid out flower...
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Akasha Ganga Theertham, Andhra Pradesh
79.9 km from Talakona Waterfalls - See map
Located 3 km north of Thirumala Temple, Akash Ganga Waterfalls is the most sacred waterfall near Tirupathi. It is from this falls, water has been...
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Papavinasam Theertham, Andhra Pradesh
82.1 km from Talakona Waterfalls - See map
Papavinasam Theertham is a sacred waterfall, located 2 miles from Thirumala Temple. The devotees believe a dip in the Theertham washes away the...
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Silathoranam, Andhra Pradesh
82.2 km from Talakona Waterfalls - See map
Tirupathi does not only possess the world famous Thirumala Temple, but also houses a distinctive geological wonder the "Rock Arch" or Natural...
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Gurramkonda Fort, Andhra Pradesh
99.5 km from Talakona Waterfalls - See map
Gurramkonda Fort is located near Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was built about 500 years back. Earlier it was built of mud and rock but was...
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