Ethipothala waterfalls
Ethipothala waterfalls is in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh in India. Ethipothala is bounded on the North by Medak and Warangal districts, on the South by Guntur and partly by Mahbubnagar districts; on the East by Khammam and Krishna districts, on the West by Rangareddy and Mahabubnagar districts. This mountain stream cascades down the hills from a height of 22 meters.It is close to many Buddhist sites of the region.
Ethipothala has verdant valleys together with numerous cave temples. The dazzling, azure lagoon formed at the foot of the falls houses a first-rate crocodile breeding center. The rising place of the river Chandra Vanka is at Muthukuru, on the eastern part of the Nallamala hills.
The 'Chandravanka' stream here plunges from a height of 21.3 meters (70 feet). The stream of water joins a lagoon nearby and flows on through a green valley. This waterfall is a combination of three streams namely 1.Chandravanka vagu 2. Nakkala vagu 3.Tummala vagu. After flowing for 3 km, this stream joins with the river Krishna. Ranganadha and Dattatreya temples are found near the waterfalls.
People believe that the caves near the waterfalls go to Srisailam, 11 kms downstream, from the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam.