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{{short description|Waterfall Near Sirsi, Karnataka}}
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'''Unchalli Falls''', also known as '''Lushington Falls''', is a [[waterfall]] created by a {{convert|116|m|ft|adj=on}} drop in the [[Aghanashini]] river. The falls are located near [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]] in [[Uttara Kannada]] District of [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. The falls are named for J. D. Lushington, a District Collector for the British Government, who discovered the falls in 1845.<ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xkEcAQAAIAAJ | isbn =978-81-85867-45-8 | title = Memoir | author1 = India, Geological Society of | year = 1963 }}</ref>


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'''Unchalli Falls''', also known as '''Lushington Falls''', is a [[waterfall]] created by a {{convert|116|m|ft|adj=on}} drop in the [[River Aghanashini]]. The falls are located {{cvt|35|km}} from [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]] . The falls are named for J. D. Lushington, a District Collector for the British Government, who discovered the falls in 1845.<ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xkEcAQAAIAAJ | isbn =978-81-85867-45-8 | title = Memoir | author1 = India, Geological Society of | year = 1963 }}</ref> It is one of world's 5 waterfalls where one can witness the extremely rare phenomena "Moonbows".<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/walking-on-a-moonbow/articleshow/59513464.cms</ref>
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Heggarne,+Karnataka+581331/@14.4415652,74.7357202,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3bbc1c86eb8aa361:0xb87185acb219f5dc!8m2!3d14.4421518!4d74.7373645 Heggarne], a hamlet in Uttara Kannada district, is {{convert|33|km|mi}} from Sirsi. The falls are reached by a {{convert|5|km|mi|adj=on}} trek from Heggarne through thick forest. Here the river makes a cavalcade of water falls and eventually leaps into a steep valley to form a spectacular, picturesque waterfall. The falls are sometimes called '''Keppa Joga''' because of the deafening sound they make.{{clarify|date=July 2019}}


The falls are sometimes called '''Keppa Joga''' because of the deafening sound they make.{{clarify|date=July 2019}}
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== Location ==


[[Siddapura, Uttara Kannada|Siddapur]] is approximately {{convert|35|km|mi}} from the falls.
[[Siddapura, Uttara Kannada|Siddapur]] is approximately {{convert|35|km|mi}} from the falls.


Heggarne is approximately {{convert|5|km|mi}} away, but visitors need to trek through a dense forest.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://metrosaga.com/waterfalls-in-karnataka/ |title=Waterfalls in Karnataka |last=Srinivas |first=Rao |date=2019-01-03 |website=metrosaga |archive-url= |archive-date= |dead-url= |access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>
Heggarne is approximately {{convert|5|km|mi}} away, but visitors need to trek through a dense forest.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://metrosaga.com/waterfalls-in-karnataka/ |title=Waterfalls in Karnataka |last=Srinivas |first=Rao |date=2019-01-03 |website=metrosaga |access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>




==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of waterfalls in India]]
*[[List of waterfalls in India]]
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The Lushington the falls are named after is Thomas Davies Lushington, the brother of Edmund Law Lushington who married Cecilia Tennyson.


==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:05, 28 October 2024

Unchalli Falls
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LocationSirsi, Karnataka
Coordinates14°24′34″N 74°44′51″E / 14.40944°N 74.74750°E / 14.40944; 74.74750
Total height116 metres (381 ft)
WatercourseAghanashini River

Unchalli Falls, also known as Lushington Falls, is a waterfall created by a 116-metre (381 ft) drop in the River Aghanashini. The falls are located 35 km (22 mi) from Sirsi . The falls are named for J. D. Lushington, a District Collector for the British Government, who discovered the falls in 1845.[1] It is one of world's 5 waterfalls where one can witness the extremely rare phenomena "Moonbows".[2]

The falls are sometimes called Keppa Joga because of the deafening sound they make.[clarification needed]

Location

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Siddapur is approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the falls.

Heggarne is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away, but visitors need to trek through a dense forest.[3]


See also

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References

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  1. ^ India, Geological Society of (1963). Memoir. ISBN 978-81-85867-45-8.
  2. ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/walking-on-a-moonbow/articleshow/59513464.cms
  3. ^ Srinivas, Rao (3 January 2019). "Waterfalls in Karnataka". metrosaga. Retrieved 3 January 2019.


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