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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS TWO MAJOR WATER FALLS TIGER POINT MAINPAT TIGER POINT IS ANOTHER SCENIC WATERFALL MERELY 7 KILOMETRES AWAY FROM THE VILLAGE CENTRE. THE WATERFALL IS ORIGINATED FROM THE MAHADEV MUDA RIVER AND IS ENCIRCLED BY THICK JUNGLES ON ALL SIDES. LOCAL LEGEND SAYS THAT THERE WERE A FEW TIGERS SPOTTED AT THIS SIGHT YEARS AGO, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN THE FALLS BEING NAMED AS THE TIGER POINT WATERFALLS. THE WATER PLUNGES DOWN A HEIGHT OF 60 METRES FROM ATOP THE CLIFF INTO AN UNDERLYING POND. THE FALLS ARE VISIBLE FROM ROAD LEVEL BUT THERE IS ALSO A STAIRWAY THAT LEADS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FALLS AND OFFERS A BETTER VIEW. ALTHOUGH THE STAIRWAY LEADS TO A BETTER VIEW, THE PATH IS UNKEMPT AND SLIPPERY AND ONE MAY EXERCISE CAUTION WHILST TAKING THAT ROUTE. www.mainpathills.com