Kakolat (Hindi: ककोलत जलप्रपात) (Urdu: کاکولات جھرنا۔) is a waterfall in the Nawada district of Bihar, India.^[1][2]

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Kakolat Falls
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Location	Kakolat, Nawada district, Bihar, India
Coordinates	24°41′59″N 85°37′42″E
Type	Cataract, Segmented
Elevation	160 feet (50 m)
Total height	150 feet
Number of drops	1
Longest drop	17000 feet

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Kakolat is situated on the southern border of Bihar, 33 km from Nawada and 4 km from Thali Bazar. Kakolat waterfall cascades approximately 160 feet (49m), and creates a natural reservoir at its base.^[3] It is located near Govindpur police station and is surrounded by forests.

Kakolat Waterfall is a popular tourist attraction located in Southern Bihar. Festivals and shows are hosted in the vicinity throughout the year. Visitors often bathe in its cold waters, which maintain a consistent temperature throughout the year.

In Treta Yuga, a king was cursed by a Hindu sage (spiritualist) to become a python and live at the Kakolat Falls. The Pandavas visited the waterfall during their exile and in doing so liberated the king from his curse. The grateful king then proclaimed that any person who bathed in the waterfall would be spared from the plight of being reborn as a snake. As a result, devotees began to bathe in Kakolat to escape such a fate.^[4]

Another version of the mythology mentions the king being cursed to become a dragon instead of a snake, and he used Kakolat as his abode. The Pandavas liberated him from this curse during their visit.^[5]

According to regional folklore, Lord Krishna used to bathe in these waterfalls with his queens.^[6]