Once we have crossed the villages on the way, we enter the forest and hill area in Nallamalai. It is one of the film shooting places.
On the way to TalakonaThen the place where the actual waterfall area starts is a lord Shiva temple. And here are the cottages of the AP tourism also.
At this place the waterfalls area starts and there is the forest department check point. And then after going for a kilometer inside we need to park the vehicles and start walking towards the falls. The area is filled with monkeys. There are so many of them that they start surrounding the vehicles to see if they can get anything to eat and surround the people to scratch anything in their hand. So we need to should not carry anything to avoid the monkey attack. Once you show them your empty hands they never bother to come to you.
Monkey on the railing
When we keep walking and climbing small but many steps (natural stone ones not the tiles) crossing the water flow, we come to the place where the water falls on the ground. The falls is actually on the rocks so we wont observe a direct fall as in Niagara.
Then from here we can climb up to one of the nearest point into the falls. But this time the steps are more narrow and more uneven. We need to take the rock support on one side and on the other side is the valley down. Though it has railing it is not a good support to rely on and walk.
It needs energy to climb up and then we get the falls. Beware here we need to walk barefoot for the rock floor is soo very slippery because of the continuous water flow. We did not remove them as we were not aware of it and went to a point near the drizzle. We did not go into the falls. I started holding the unreliable railing and looking down. I was then told not to do so as it was the edge point where one could easily slip and fall down into the flow.
There is a path further up onto the top of the hill but that was deadly narrower path. Then was climbed down the path.
On the return way to the forest area check point we find a Giant Climber. This is climber is 4 kms long and very old. It takes the support of other trees around which die in due course. So imagine how old this might have been.
Talakona is one of the best places where nature is at its best.
Need to take care of the following while going to this place:
1. Always go in a group as the entire path is lonely.
2. Beware of monkeys and try not to carry anything in hand.
3. Be careful not to go to the edges as the railing is not enough to support at some places.
4. Do not go with footwear near the falls.
