Kailasa Kona falls — Attraction in Andhra Pradesh

BEST TIME TO VISIT Summer from March to June is generally hot with temperature soaring between 200C and 400C. Monsoons prevail from June to September. Winter is from October to February and the barometer reads between 130C to 300C. The best time to visit the place is between October and February.

The Kailasakona Waterfalls is situated in the Nagari Valley of Chitoor District. It is a perennial waterfall and comes off a sheet rock which is split. The height from which the water falls is about 30 metres and it cascades down into a small pond below the rock. The place is unique in that the waterfall has direct access by road. The water that descends from the rock is crystal clear and is said to have medicinal properties that can cure a few ailments.

HISTORY The lore is that Lord Kailasantheswara Swamy came down to earth to attend the marriage of Lord Venkiteshwara Swami with Goddess Padmavathi at Narayanavaram which is 8 kms. away. Lord Kailasanatheswara was happy with the picturesque location and the silent environment that he stayed in this place to meditate. There is a small temple dedicated to Lord Kailasanatheswara and Goddess Parvathy. The state is rich with its historical monuments and temples and fine architecture. The state attracts innumerable number of tourists and visitors alike. GETTING THERE The Kailasakonam Waterfalls is only 10 kms. away from Puthur, in Andhra Pradesh. The small town is on the highway between Chennai and Tirupathi.  Tirupathi is 70  kms. from Chennai, Puthur is 105 kms. The nearest airport is in Chennai. There is a railway station in Puttur.  Cuddappah is 170 kms. from Kailasakona. There are buses by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation that plies between Tirupathi and Kailasakona waterfalls.

PLACES TO VISIT:

Tirupathi: The famous temple of Lord Balaji is situated here. It is said to be the second richest temple in India. worshipped as Balaji by the North Indians and revered by all Hindus, the temple lies in the midst of the Seshachalam Hills at an altitude of 2000 metres above sea level.

Kanipakam: a small village on the banks of River Bahuda. There is a story that three brothers who were deaf, dumb or blind survived on a plot of land for their livelihood. Once when there was a famine, one of the brothers got in to the well that was being used to till the land to dig it deeper. The iron implement that he was using struck a stone formation and blood started oozing from the stone. It was later found that the stone formation was a ‘Swayambhu’ idol of Lord Ganapathy. Thje idol is since being revered in this village and thousands throng to the village during festivals. A unique feature is that the idol is believed to be growing.

Sri Kalahasti Temple: This temple is most revered one among the Shiva temples in India. Situated on the banks of River Suvarnamukhi, it is between two steep hills and the river touches the base of the temple. There is a temple dedicated to Lord Vayu and is considered as Dakshina Kashi..

Narayanavaram: It is believed that Lord Venkiteshwara married the daughter of Akasha Raja, Padmavathi Devi at this place. A shrine is dedicated to Kalyana Venkiteswara...

Kailasanatha Kona or Kailasa kona is a waterfall in Narayanavanam Mandal, Chittor District, Andhra Pradesh in India. A temple of Lord Shiva and Parvathi is seen nearby. This waterfall is having a height of around 40 feet. The specialty of the falls is that, there is water all through the year. There are 3 falls here. Apart from the main falls near the temple of Lord Shiva and Parvathi, there are two smaller falls with a height of approximately 4 to 6 feet, halfway through the main road to the main falls. These two smaller fall waters fells into small ponds. One can take a bath here. There is no paved roads to these two falls.

How to reach Edit

Kailasakona Falls or Kone Falls is situated on the Uttukottai - Puttur - Tirupathi road. The main falls can be easily reached by car. There is ample space for more than 10 cars to be parked at the car parking. From the car parking, the main falls can be reached by 3 to 5 minutes walk, through well laid steps. This path is illuminated at night.

Kailasakona is located on the National Highway 40 of Kadapa to Chennai.

How to reach from Tirupathi Tirupathi to Kailasakona would be 44 km. Bus or train transport is available from respective stations.

Bus route: Tirupathi to Satyavedu and need to get off at Kalisakona road stop to reach.

Train route: Tirupathi to Puttur and reach Puttur bus stop for direct buses and other alternatives.

How to reach from Chennai Chennai to Kailasakona would be 70 km. Train transport is available from respective stations.

Bus route: Chennai to Tiruapthi or Chennai to Puttur and need to get off at Kalisakona road stop to reach.

Train route: Chennai to Puttur and reach Puttur bus stop for direct buses and other...

Huge regret visiting the falls past week 👎 Rude behavior, trash talk and pathetic attitude by the cop who were in charge of the place restricting the visitors to pass by. He spoke very bad of Tamilnadu and the mannerism taught to us. Heavy regret getting trash talk from him. He spoke bad of Tamilnadu and especially girls and his eyes towards girls wasn't right 👎 I've visited the same hidden falls past december and it was a great experience back then, but now that particular cop made our day spoil. Please visit the falls a month after, now isn't the time especially for people travelling from Tamilnadu. He allowed people of the same locality and also few people of note from Tamilnadu but he was very rude towards people of lesser note from Tamilnadu, i don't know why such a hate. Hereafter I won't visit the falls only because of such pathetic behavioral cop 👎 After such talks we weren't happy to go to the falls but yet still we thought of visiting to shift minds. People of lesser note from Tamilnadu like us were made to wait for nearly 5 hours to enter the falls. We didn't go to the main falls as we were interested to trek and experience the hidden falls so we planned to visit hidden falls. We were allowed to bath just for 30 minutes and one person was sent by the cop to leave the place, pathetic guy. Chuck off. Huge regret visiting such a beautiful place only because of such ill mannered cop. People from other than AP should think before visiting due to...