Monsoon in India really gives one of the best natural scenery, rivers are on full swing, mountains are awake after a long sleep and monsoon decorated the whole valley’s with sparking waterfalls, magnificent lakes, lush green trees and beautiful flowers. Most of the highest waterfalls are found in the mountains area of North East India. The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills with its unique landscape, climatic phenomenon of heavy cloud cover and torrential rainfall host the highest waterfalls in India. These waterfalls of India are some of the most spectacular in the world. The milky Dudhsagar, Seven Sister fall and Jog waterfalls are the most beautiful and famous waterfalls of India. The mountain waterfalls are an integral part of the famous hill stations, one of the major waterfalls in north India is Palani falls near Rohtang Pass in Kullu.
1) Kunchikal Falls:
The Kunchikal falls is the highest waterfalls in India and second highest in Asia from a height of 1,493 feet (455 metres). Kunchikal Falls are located near Agumbe in Shimoga district of state of Karnataka. Agumbe valley is among the places in India that receive very heavy rainfall and it has the only permanent rain forest research station in India. The Kunchikal falls are formed by Varahi river and lies in the Western Ghats. The Ghats is well famous for its Giant Indian squirrel, Indian bullfrog and other unique birds, rare reptiles and bizarre wild animals. Kunchikal falls are the primary source of one of the hydro electric projects in Karnataka.
2) Barehipani Falls:
The Barehipani Falls is located in the core area of Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district in the tribal state Orissa. The waterfall is situated on the Budhabalanga River flowing over the Meghasan mountain. This waterfall is second highest waterfalls of India with a height of 1,309 feet (399 metres). This two-tiered waterfall is originating near the Bay of Bengal. The tallest single drop is 850 feets (259 metres). The nearest railway station is at Baripada. The Joranda Falls is located nearby.
3) Langshiang Falls:
The Langshiang Falls is located near the village of Sangriang, 24 kilometres from Nongstoin, in West Khasi hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It can also be seen from Mawpon village. The total height of the falls is generally quoted at around 1,106 feets (337 metres). Considering the height, it is the third highest waterfalls in India. Nongkhnum Island, the biggest river island in Meghalaya is 10 kilomsetres from Langshiang Falls.
4) Nohkalikai Falls:
The Nohkalikai falls is one of the tallest waterfalls in India. The 4th highest waterfalls in India with a height of1100 feet (335 metres). The waterfall is located near Cherrapunji, one of the wettest places on Earth. Cherrapunji is very famous for Hills, rainfall, living bridges and oranges. The other highest and popular waterfalls in Meghalaya are Nohsngithiang falls and Kynrem falls, These are also counted in top 10 highest water falls in India. Nohkalikai Falls are fed by the rainwater collected on the summit of comparatively small plateau and decrease in power during the dry season in December - February. Below the falls there has formed a plunge pool with unusual green colored water.
Name of the falls (in Khasi language - "Jump of Ka Likai") is linked to a legend about local women Likai who after family tragedy became insane and jumped off the cliff next to the falls. A brief summary of the tragic legend is as follows: A woman named Ka Likai remarries. But the new husband is jealous of her love for her daughter. While Ka Likai is out working, her new husband kills the daughter and cooks her flesh into a meal. The woman comes home and asks her husband if he knows where the daughter is. He says no, but before she goes out looking, she should have something to eat. After eating, she finds her daughter's fingers in the betel-nut basket. In despair, the woman threw herself off this cliff giving the falls its name: "Fall of Ka Likai"
5) Nohsngithiang Falls:
The Nohsngithiang Falls is also known as the Seven Sisters Waterfalls and the Mawsmai Falls. It is located 1 kilometer south of Mawsmai village in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. This is the 5th highest waterfalls in India with 1,033 feet (315 metres) height and has an average width of 230 feets (70 metres).
It is a seven-segmented waterfall, which plunges over the top of limestone cliffs of the Khasi Hills. The falls only flow during the rainy season. In full spate, the segments stretch most of the way along the cliff. The waterfalls get illuminated by the sun from dawn to sunset. The vibrant colours of the setting sun on the waterfalls make it beautiful to behold.
In the Sohra area, there are several waterfalls because of the heavy rainfall The cascading Nohsngithiang waterfalls at Mawsmai, the hauntingly beautiful Nohkalikai Falls, and the Dain Thlen Falls. The Jaintia Hills and the Garo Hills too have their share of beautiful waterfalls, notably the Tyrchi Falls en route to Jowai and the Pelga Falls near Tura in Garo Hills.
6) Dudhsagar Falls:
The Dudhsagar Falls or the Sea of Milk (literally meaning The mihir & Chandiveera Sea of Milk) is a tiered waterfall located on the Mandovi River in the state of Goa. It is 60 km from Panaji. Dudhsagar is the 6th highest waterfall in India. This is a four tiered waterfall with a total height of 1020 feets (310 meters) and an average width of 100 feets (30 meters).
The water plummets hundreds of feet in large volumes during the monsoon season, forming one of the most spectacular natural phenomena in Goa. It is a major part of the Goa ecosystem.Dudhsagar falls is obviously one of the most popular falls in the country and a great tourist attraction of Goa apart from its exotic beaches.
7) Agaya Gangai:
Agaya Gangai waterfalls is located in Kolli Hills of the Eastern Ghats. It is in fact a multi-tiered waterfall and one can see different shades of this waterfall through its various tiers from different view points. Panchanathi, a jungle stream cascades down as the Agaya Gangai (Ganges of Sky), near the Arapaleeswarar temple atop the Kolli Hills in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. It is 1007 feet (307 meters) waterfall of the river Aiyaru situated close to Arapaleeswarar temple. It is located in a valley that is surrounded by mountains on all sides. The entire terrain is green and hence the temperatures are slightly lower than outside. Though, the humidity can get slightly high.
Regular buses ply from Namakkal and Salem to the Kolli Hills. A drive through ghat road from Karavalli, the village on the foothills, to Kolli Hills. Enroute, one can explore the beauty of the valley where the peaks are surrounded by green vegetation. It is also said that Paambaati Siddhar's cave is situated near the Agaya Gangai.
8) Kynrem Falls:
The Kynrem Falls is located 12 kilometres from Cherrapunji in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is situated inside the Thangkharang Park. It is the 8th highest waterfalls in India. The Kynrem Falls is a three-tiered waterfalls, with water falling from a height of 1,001 feets (305 metres).
9) Meenmutty Falls:
Meenmutty Falls is located 29 km near the town of Kalpetta in Wayanad District in the state of Kerala, India. It is a three-tiered waterfall with a height of 980 feets (300 meters). Meenmutty Falls, the largest and most spectacular waterfall in the Wayanad District, is a 2 km hike though the jungle from the main Ooty Road. It is Kerala's tallest waterfall and the one most unspoiled in its natural setting. Each of its three tiers requires a separate hike through a moist, deciduous forest. The path is quiet dangerous and tiresome, but the waterfalls are worth it.
10) Thalaiyar Falls:
Thalaiyar waterfalls also known as Rat Tail Falls is located in the Palani Hills of Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu State, India. It is 975 feet (297 metre) tall and is the second highest waterfall in Tamil Nadu. The widest falls is very popular for its dangerous place and dark caves. The spot is still unexplored because there is no road to reach here.
On a clear day Rat Tail Falls is visible from the Dum Dum Rock viewpoint on the Batalugundu-Kodaikanal Ghat Road, 3.6 kilometres away to the west. It appears across the valley as a long thin white strip of cascading water on a background of black rock cliff face that juts out of the foothills. The very edge at the top of the Falls has a low concrete wall on either side concentrating the flow of water to focus the falls into a better rat tail shape. One can walk along the wall and get near the center of the falls. Just below one wall is a large flat rock about 5 feet wide. One can get down to the edge of the rock to look directly straight down to see a little river at the bottom continuing placidly through the forest. Looking back up to the side, one can watch the water in freefall, mostly silent. The noise of the crashing water below doesn't rise up. The only noise is the water pushing around the stone walls, and some smaller falls just upstream.
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Brilliant compilation. All look awesome!
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