Courtallam Waterfalls, Five Falls & Thirumalai Kumaraswamy Temple Panpoli Thenkasi

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Coutrallam Falls (also called Kutralam/Kuttalam Falls) is located in tenkasi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu bordering Kollam district, Kerala. The falls is located on the Western Ghats on the river Chittar and is considered a "medical spa" on account of the medical smell in the waters.[clarification needed] It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) from the nearest city Tenkasi. There are a total of nine falls of which Peraruvi, Aintharuvi and Puli Aruvi being the most prominent.
The Tirunelveli district administration organises Saral Vizha, an eight-day festival every year during the Tamil month of Aadi (July - August). The falls is the most prominent tourist destination in the region and usually frequented by devotees of the Papanasanathar Temple and Sabarimala. The season starts with the South West monsoon from July to September. The Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) has a boat house that operates boating during season. Kuttalam palace is Travancore monument situated near to Waterfalls. Before 1956 kuttalam was also a part of Travancore state.

Five Falls situated about 5 kms from Courtrallam Main Falls. Five separate cascades of water form this waterfalls.

Thirumalai Kovil is a Murugan temple situated at Panpoli,[1] Sengottai in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu, South India. It is about 100 km from Thiruvananthapuram. The temple is situated on a small hill surrounded by the Western Ghats near the border with Kerala.


It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar.
Description
The lord Murugan in this temples shrine is called 'Thirumalai kumarasamy' or 'Thirumalai murugan'. This temple is the nakshatra temple of people born under Vishaka star. Because of the lords name most of the people in this region have the name 'thirumalai'. There is one more goddess temple within this temple, called 'Thirumalai Kaali amman'. This hill temple is surrounded by many coconut plantations and small villages.
Until recently, the only way for devotees to reach the temple was by walking. The temple is also famous for its large number of steps(624). Recently, a road was constructed which enables people to go by two and four wheelers until the temple at the top.
The temple is located in a small place called Panpozhi which is located at a distance of around 100 km from Thiruvananthapuram. The nearest town in Tenkasi which is 20 km away.