Agaya Gangai waterfalls are located in Kolli Hills of the Eastern Ghats, in India. Panchanathi, a jungle stream, cascades down as the Agaya Gangai (English: Ganges of Sky), near Arapaleeswarar temple atop the Kolli Hills in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. It is a 300 feet (91 m) waterfall of the river Aiyaru. It is located in a mountain valley. Agaya gangai is also known as Peraruvi or Pei aruvi by the people of Kolli hills because of its scary resemblance and heavy water flow.

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B of the Eastern Ghats in Kolli Hills Taluk in Namakkal District in Tamil Nadu. Presiding deity is called as Arapaleeswarar / Arapalli Mahadevar / Arapalli Udaiyar and Mother is called as Aram Valartha Nayagi / Thayammai.

Another village on the way is Vaasaloorpatti, where the Government Fruit Farm is located. It is a beautiful place where paddy (the traditional quick-yielding dwarf variety indigenous to this region) is cultivated in the valley and a variety of hybrid and native fruits such as banana, jackfruit, oranges, coffee, pepper and spices are grown on the slopes here. Not to be missed on the way to Vaasaloorpatti from Semmedu is the TAMPCOL Medicinal Farm at Vaalavandi Nadu, run by the Tamil Nadu government.

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Ettukai Amman Temple is an ancient temple located in the Kolli hills in Namakkal District of Tamil Nadu. This ancient and powerful deity is known as Kolli Paavai of Ettukkai Amman. The small temple attracts numerous pilgrims on Amavasai or no moon days. According to the legend, the sages choose this peaceful place for their meditation and penance. However they were disturbed and disrupted by the demons. So they prayed to Kolli Paavai who chased the demons with her enchanting smile and killed them.

Also known as Kollimalai Masi Periasamy is a deity and Kuladeivam of the Hindu people. He is a great deity and sage who lived in Kollimalai, near Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. Legend says he appear there for more than 1000 years ago. When Masi Periasamy was travelling all over the world, he passed by Kollimalai by taking huge gigantic physical body (Mahima Sitthi). He jumped over 6 hills but all became weak and unstable.

Masila Falls is your medium sized tiered waterfall that is set amidst the dense green forests of the Eastern Ghats in Kolli Hills. It is an ideal location for the holidaying family and one of Kolli Hills’ pretty spots.

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Semmedu also has a statue-memorial to the King Valvil Ori, and is the venue of the Valvil Ori Tourism Festival in August. The festival is primarily a cultural event, which had its origin in the traditional Adi festival when people from all the 16 villages in Ori’s kingdom came together and danced, sang and feasted in praise of their deities and king.

Since ancient times, Kolli Hills has always been famous for its medicinal plants. It is believed that the Siddha’s (ancient medicine men) lived, researched and meditated here in the caves inside the sacred groves. Many adventurous men go on trekking expeditions, to the caves where the Siddha’s lived. The caves of Bogar and Agastya are situated near the Agaya Gangai waterfalls, while Korakka Siddha and Kalaanginatha Siddhais deep inside the forest area after 2-3 hrs of steep down trekking along the forest stream.

The drive up the hill will take you to Solakkadu, the main town here, which is also one of the highest points in the hills. The viewpoint inside the Highways Bungalow compound is worth visiting, as one can have a spectacular view of the surrounding hills and plains from here. Under the foot hills of the Kolli Hills many small and big towns exist. From these places the Kolli Hills is visible in a panoramic view and the climatic conditions of these places are influenced by the climatic conditions of the Kolli Hills.

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