Kakolat is situated in Nawada district of Bihar state. Half of the Nawada district’s land is surrounded by forests and hills and several important places among of them Kakolat falls offer a panoramic and pleasant natural sight to the tourists visiting Nawada.
Kakolat falls is a popular waterfalls of Bihar that attracts people from different parts of the country for picnicking in the summer, water here falls from approximately 150 ft above the ground level into a well maintained pond at Kakolkat. It is surrounded by lush green forests, which adds to its beauty.
This is the place which, according to the legend, was visited by the great Pandavas during exile. Also, a mythological king, cursed by a saint to take the shape of python, got salvation after bathing in the water here. Having got rid of the curse, the king proclaimed that those who would take a bath in the waterfall would never be reborn as a snake. A large number of people from far and near make it a point to take a bath under the falls due to this belief. One more thing that water is flowing with touch of lots of medicinal plant which is fruitful for health.