With stream Kaveri as its supply, the Chunchanakatte Falls is one in all the foremost brilliant waterfalls close to Mysore. it's believed that Lord Rama, in would like of peace, once cursed mythical being speech that a woman's tongue might ne'er be sharp. Kaveri, being thought-about a lady too, was suppressed within the sanctum since then. that is why, to date, the thunderous falls may be detected everywhere except within the sanctum about to it. 
Legend additionally has it that once mythical being needed to wash, Lakshmana affected the stream with a bow, lease it split into 3, with shades and smells of turmeric, shikakai and oil, for deity Sita's tub. guests believe that even nowadays the shades are visible within the waters. All in all, a novel expertise carved in history, awaits!
Location
waterfall may be reached by taking a diversion at Krishnarajanagar on the Mysore-Hassan route. The diversion is on the left at the circle within the city of KR Nagar. A subsequent right activate to a mud road results in the water. it's situated at about fourteen klick from the city of KR Nagar. Chunchanakatte is that the place wherever Lord Sri Rama throughout his vanvas stopped by and availed the cordial reception of a social group couple known as Chuncha and Chunchi. the importance of this place is that the sound of the powerful falls may be detected everywhere except within the sanctum sanctorum of the centuries-old temple, the story goes that Lord Rama was bored with the constant complaintive of mythical being Mata and gave a curse oral communication that the tongue of a lady mustn't be sharp and since Cauvery (river) is taken into account to be feminine the noise that the stream generated wouldn't be detected within the sanctum sanctorum of the lord. it's additionally aforementioned that once mythical being Mata was tired and weary and needed to possess a shower, Lord Ram directed Lakshman to fireplace associate degree arrow at a rock, once Lakshmana discharged the arrow, water in three totally different shades started gushing out, one with turmeric, one with oil and one with shikakai (fruit for hair - natural shampoo). These shades are visible even these days once there's hefty quantity of water flowing within the falls. Before the powerplant was established, this place was like paradise on earth with nature at its best.

• Distance From Mysore: 55 Kms (1.5 hours)
• Height: 66 feet.