Mallalli Falls

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Mallalli Falls. October 2014. Mallalli Falls.jpg
Mallalli Falls. October 2014.

Mallalli Falls [1] is situated in the Sakleshpur Taluk of Hassan District in Karnataka state in south India. The Kumaradhara River is the main watercourse for this waterfall. [2] The Kumaradhara later flows through Kukke Subrahmanya and merges with the Netravati River at Uppinangadi, which then empties into the Arabian Sea at Mangalore.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Mallalli Falls, Somwarpet, Karnataka". www.hikeezee.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016.
  2. "Triptease: The magical Mallalli falls".

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