It is another weekend destination, 150 kms from Bangalore. We went here from Yercaud so we took a different route ie from Salem to Dharampuri. This is the place where Cauvery enters in Tamilnadu and here it has Karnataka at one bank and Tamilnadu at another. It falls here from a great height and that is why this place is also known as Niagra of India. This place looks awesome during rainy season. Unfortunately we visited in April and hence could not enjoy the scenic beauty of waterfalls.
Just when 15 kms distance was remaining, we were able to view mountain ranges which reminded me of mystique mountains of a Hollywood fantasy. We reached there by afternoon and it was too hot by any measures. Best would be to reach early in the morning or one can come a day before and stay here; there are many hotels to stay. Take eatables as further journey is through river, although we found people selling snacks in coracles. I learnt that boating is allowed during dry season only as during monsoon the flow of river is too heavy for safe boating. We hired a coracle for Rs 300. It can accommodate 6-7 average sized persons. The man first took us to an island kind of structure where many people were taking massage in open. We dressed up for taking bath in river and the man took us to the entry of gorge from where water level water was 100 ft below the land surface. We got down through stairs and rode in coracle again. He showed us the main fall from a distance as due to low water level there was no way to go close to that. We took shower under a small waterfall sitting inside coracle only, ensure that your valuables are protected from water quite well in bags. After few kilometres the gorge ends and river becomes shallow. Here we took bath in river and enjoyed the panoramic view of Cauvery through foothills and surrounding greenery. We stayed there for about an hour and followed same route for return journey. 
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