* hogenakkal waterfalls
Posted on June 10th, 2009 by Alex. Filed under India.
Last weekend I went to the waterfalls near Hogenakkal at the border between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Cauvery River falls down into a 20 to 25m deep canyon making the spot a magnet for tourists. With little round shaped boats tourists can travel on the river to have a close look on the falling water.
Children, maybe 13 to 15 years of age, stand on top of the cliffs and shout down to offer another attraction to the tourists in the boats below. It is a test of courage: For Rs.10 (around EUR0.20) they jump down the cliff. After the jump, they swim to the boat and collect their earnings.
