[clarification needed] It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) from the nearest city Tenkasi.

The Tirunelveli district administration organises Saral Vila, an eight-day festival every year during the Tamil month of Adi (July - August).

The falls is the most prominent tourist destination in the region and usually frequented by devotees of the Papanasanathar Temple and Sabarimala.

On account of the heavy pressing, Shiva got a headache and it is believed that in modern times, the image of the presiding deity carries the hand marks of the sage.

[4] The Tirunelveli district administration organises Saral Vizha every year during the Tamil month of Aadi (July - August).

[8] The Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) has a boat house that boatincontrols during season.