Kutladampatti Falls
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox waterfall
| name = Kutladampatti Falls
| photo = Kutladampatti Waterfalls, Vadipatti Madurai.jpg
| photo_caption = Kutladampatti waterfalls, Vadipatti, Madurai
| location = 30 km NW of Madurai
| coords = {{coord|10.133704|78.017392}}
| type = Waterfall
| height = {{convert|90|ft|abbr=on}}
| height_longest =
| number_drops = 2
| average_flow =
| world_rank =
}}
Kutladampatti Falls is a waterfall located in the village of Kutladampatti near Vadipatti in Madurai district about {{convert|30|km|abbr=on}} northwest of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/mp/2003/01/20/stories/2003012000750100.htm|title=Tourism, Madurai's mainstay|date=20 January 2003|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=2009-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113055818/http://www.hinduonnet.com/mp/2003/01/20/stories/2003012000750100.htm|archive-date=13 November 2009|url-status=usurped}} The waterfall is in a reserve forest managed by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/12/17/stories/2005121702520300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017134911/http://hindu.com/mp/2005/12/17/stories/2005121702520300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 October 2007|title=The sound and the fury|date=17 December 2005|work=The Hindu|access-date=2009-08-04}} The water falls from a height of about {{convert|27|m}}.
Transportation
Tourists from Madurai can take a direct bus from the Periyar bus stand. Tourists may also come via Vadipatti, travelling by bus number 71. The falls are {{convert|8|km|abbr=on}} from Vadipatti. State Mini bus services are available from the Vadipatti bus stand.
Tourism
The number of tourist visits peaks from September to February. Public transportation was instituted following some serious media coverage in the early 2000s. Construction of pavement and steps leading to the falls was undertaken by the local administration. Many Maduraites spend their weekends at the falls. The waterfall goes dry in the summer or in the absence of rain.{{fact|date=March 2023}}
Swami Ramanagiri[http://sri-ramana-maharshi.blogspot.com/2009/01/swami-ramanagiri.html Life of Swami Ramanagiri.] David's Godman blog Ashram is another place of attraction, located in the downhill. The Ashram is surrounded by mango farms and is a home for peacocks. The ashram also has various shrines and is a very good place for meditation and spiritual relief.{{fact|date=March 2023}}
In order to promote this waterfalls as a famous tourist destination and attract more tourists, the Department of Tourism, Government of Tamil Nadu, has taken a number of measures including construction of 2km trek to this fall for the convenience of the trekkers.[https://www.tamilnadu-tourism.in/waterfalls/kutladampatti-waterfalls/, "Government of Tamil Nadu", Kutladampatti Waterfalls, Accessed on 11 December 2018]
Gallery
File:Kutladampatti near Vadipatti by Essaar on 17102011 4.jpg
File:Kutladampatti waterfalls Vadipatti.JPG
File:Kutladampatti waterfalls vadipatti Long View.JPG
File:Kutladampatti waterfalls top view.jpg
References
{{commonscat}}
{{reflist}}
{{Hydrography of Tamil Nadu}}
{{Coord|10.131|N|78.017|E|display=title}}
Category:Waterfalls of Tamil Nadu
Category:Tourist attractions in Madurai
{{Madurai-geo-stub}}
{{Waterfall-stub}}