Agaya Gangai

Waterfall in India

11°10′N 78°24′E / 11.17°N 78.40°E / 11.17; 78.40Total height300 ft (91 m)WatercourseAiyaru river

Agaya Gangai (English: Ganges of sky) is a waterfall located in Kolli Hills of the Eastern Ghats, in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, India. It falls from a height of 300 feet (91 m) and is formed by the Aiyaru river.^[1] Agaya Gangai is also known as Peraruvi and can be reached by climbing down 396 steps. The caves of sages Bogar, Agastyar, Korakkar and Kalangi Nathar are located near the waterfalls inside the forest.^[2] Agaya Gangai dwarf gecko is a species of diurnal, rock-dwelling, insectivorous gecko endemic to the region.^[3]

References

^ Datta, Rangan (28 April 2023). "Agaya Gangai Waterfalls in Kolli Hills of the Eastern Ghats — a nature lover's paradise". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
^ "Kolli Hills". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ Ishan Agarwal; Tejas Thackeray; Akshay Khandekar (7 December 2022). "A multitude of spots! Five new microendemic species of the Cnemaspis gracilis group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from massifs in the Shevaroy landscape, Tamil Nadu, India". Vertebrate Zoology. 72: 1137–1186. doi:10.3897/VZ.72.E94799. ISSN 1864-5755. Wikidata Q115774703.

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v t e Eastern Ghats
Rivers	Champavathi River Godavari Gosthani River Gundlakamma River Kaveri Krishna Kundu River Mahanadi Mahendratanaya Nagavali Palar Penna River Ponnaiyar Rushikulya Sabari River Sarada River Sileru River Swetha River Vasishta Nadi Vellar Vamsadhara
Regions	Deccan Plateau Kolar Plateau
Hills	Ajodhya Bilgiri (Biligirirangan) Chitteri Erramala Garhjat Kalrayan Karanthamalai Kolli Lankamalla Mettur Nallamalla Pachaimalai Palamalai Palkonda Simhachalam Servarayan Sirumalai Vada Chennimalai Velikonda
Peaks	Arma Konda Bodhamalai Deomali Mahendragiri Malayagiri
Waterfalls	Agaya Gangai Badaghagara Barehipani Dokarichanchara Duduma Joranda Khandadhar Falls, Kendujhar Khandadhar Falls (Sundargarh) Kiliyur Mayil Uthu Mangalam Periyar Phurlijharan Pudur Megan Sanaghagara Talakona Ubbalamadugu
Parks and reserves	Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary Chilika Bird Sanctuary Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary Kanger Valley National Park Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary Kolleru Lake Bird Sanctuary Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary Lakhari Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve Nalbana Bird Sanctuary Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary Simlipal National Park Sri Venkateswara National Park Telineelapuram and Telukunchi Bird Sanctuaries Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
States	Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Odisha Tamil Nadu Telangana West Bengal