What to expect
Kelavarapalli Dam
A dam across the Thenpennai river near Hosur that supplies drinking water to the town and irrigation to the region. Its reservoir and surroundings are a popular local picnic and outing spot.
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Typedam
Nearest baseHosur
DistrictKrishnagiri
Best timeOctober to March is the cooler, drier…
Time neededAbout an hour
EntryFree
Places to visit3→Listed businesses4→Kelavarapalli Dam is planned from Hosur, one of the travel bases in Krishnagiri district. Use Hosur for stays, food and local transport, then plan this place as a focused stop.
Getting there
How to visit
- Base yourself in Hosur or nearby in Krishnagiri, then confirm the last-mile route locally before travel.
- If access depends on temple, museum or seasonal rules, check on the day before you go.
Timing
Best time
October to March is the cooler, drier season in the Cauvery delta.
Weather in Kelavarapalli DamSeasonal guide
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Today at Kelavarapalli Dam
Sunrise6:08 am
Sunset6:30 pm
Golden hour best light5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:30 pm–6:55 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 279°
Moon tonight🌖 Waning gibbous · 83%
South-west monsoon. June to September brings heavy rain to Tamil Nadu. Trails, falls and ghat roads can be slippery, swollen or closed at short notice, and forest departments sometimes suspend access. Check locally on the day before you travel.
Sun and moon are calculated for this location and shown in IST. Photography windows are the hour around sunrise and sunset; the sunset bearing is degrees clockwise from true north. Moon phase is accurate to about half a day.
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Stays, food & things to do near Kelavarapalli Dam
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1 place to stay near Kelavarapalli Dam
1 place to eat near Kelavarapalli Dam
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Rayalaseema Spice
Where to eat
Top pick
Restaurant
Rayalaseema SpiceAn Andhra restaurant on the Outer Ring Road in Hosur, opposite 3M Car Care. Its published hours are Monday to Sunday, 12 pm to 10.30 pm.
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Ranked
The best of Hosur, ranked
Kelavarapalli Dam sits in Hosur, and these rank everything verified across the town rather than this one spot — built from the same listings shown above, ordered by the strength of the source evidence behind each entry rather than by anyone's star score. Every card shows how many places are really on it. Nobody pays to appear.
Across the whole of Hosur
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Top experiences around Hosur
2 more places around Hosur, each worth a day of its own.
townHosur
6.6 km · ~16 min by auto
A large industrial and automobile-manufacturing city and the main gateway from Bengaluru into Tamil Nadu. It is a noted floriculture and rose-growing hub and a centre for leather and engineering industries.
templeArulmigu Chandra Choodeswarar Temple
7.2 km · ~18 min by auto
Set on a hillock beside National Highway 44 at Hosur, this Shiva temple is reached by a flight of steps and is one of the most popular pilgrimage spots in the district, drawing hundreds of devotees daily from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Stone inscriptions trace its origins to the 11th-century Chola period under Raja Raja Chola and Kulothunga Chola, with Shiva worshipped as Chandra Choodeswarar alongside the goddess Maragathambigai. Its annual car festival falls in March-April, and the municipality maintains gardens, a children's park and an observatory nearby. The elevated setting also offers views over Hosur town.
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Kelavarapalli Dam — at a glance
TimingsDaily, daylight hours (approx 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM)
Best timeNovember to February
Entry: Free
Getting here
How to reach Kelavarapalli Dam
About 12 km southwest of Hosur near Avalapalli; nearest railway Hosur, nearest airport Bengaluru (BLR) ~45 km
Getting around Kelavarapalli Dam
We have not assessed physical access at this place yet. Across India, step-free routes, handrails and accessible toilets are the exception rather than the rule, and pavements are often interrupted — if step-free access matters to you, contact the site or a local operator before committing to the trip.
If you need help at Kelavarapalli Dam
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Nearby
What’s near Kelavarapalli Dam
wildlifeCauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary (Krishnagiri sector) 34.8 km · ~58 min by cab · straight line
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Where Kelavarapalli Dam is
Good to know
Kelavarapalli Dam — frequently asked
When is the best time to visit Kelavarapalli Dam?
October to March is the cooler, drier season in the Cauvery delta.
What are the entry fee and timings at Kelavarapalli Dam?
Entry: Free. Timings: Daily, daylight hours (approx 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM).
How do I reach Kelavarapalli Dam?
Base yourself in Hosur or nearby in Krishnagiri, then confirm the last-mile route locally before travel. If access depends on temple, museum or seasonal rules, check on the day before you go.
How much time do I need for Kelavarapalli Dam?
About an hour.
What else is near Kelavarapalli Dam?
Nearby you can pair Hosur (6.6 km), Arulmigu Chandra Choodeswarar Temple (7.2 km), Thally (Little England) Valley and Lake (18.6 km), Denkanikottai Dargah (20.2 km).
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Kelavarapalli Dam guides, stories & itineraries
We have not published a story about Kelavarapalli Dam itself yet. These cover Hosur, the town it sits in, and the wider district.
Around Hosur
Kelavarapalli Dam sits in Hosur, so these cover the streets, buildings and surroundings around it.
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Image credits
- Kelavarapalli Dam:Vijay S · CC BY 2.0