Kalapaani
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Kala Pani is the place of origin of river Kali near Gunji in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India.It is situated on Kailash Mansarover trek.It is situated at an altitude of 3600 mts.It is said that at this place the Great Sage Vyasa meditated and the valley is called Vyasa valley. A temple of Goddess Kali is also located here. This is a place adorned with Pine, Bhojpatra and Juniper forests and surrounded by snow clapped peaks.
Kalapaani is also the old name of the Andaman and Nicobar Island which lie in the Bay of Bengal and are a part of India. Kalapaani in Hindi language means 'Black Water'. As the sea in this area exhibits dark blue hues, the area came to be known as Kalapaani. It was also famous as the area where Nationalists fighting for Indian Independence were jailed for life during the British Rule.
The place has been subject of many movies notably the multi lingual Mohanlal starrer movie (originally in Malayalam).
