India Tourism
has several peculiar dimensions and the entire feature has something or the
other to tempt its visitors.
From spectacular natural beauty to the colossal Himalayas, from rustling rivers to the sprawling wildlife, intriguing forts and palaces to the incredible rock cut temples, India tourism is truly incredible from every sphere.
Among many such features,
the mighty waterfalls of India that cascades from the breathtaking height has
something in offer to share with the visitors and the tourists who love to
enjoy nature at its magical beauty. From spectacular natural beauty to the colossal Himalayas, from rustling rivers to the sprawling wildlife, intriguing forts and palaces to the incredible rock cut temples, India tourism is truly incredible from every sphere.
Some of the
well known waterfalls in India
Kunchikal Falls
It is the
highest waterfalls in India and ranks second in Asia. Formed by the River
Varahi, the picturesque waterfalls cascade beautifully from the breathtaking
height of 455 metres and holds 116 ranks in the world according to the height. Before
the construction of Mani Dam near Masthikatte, the waterfalls was immense, but
now with the dam coming into picture and more of all the construction of power
generation near Hulikal, the fall is visible
only during rainly season between
July to September.
Nohkalikai Falls
Cascading from
the breathtaking height of 1100 feet, Nohkalikai Falls is the most popular
waterfall in Cherrapunji, one of the wettest places on earth. It is located 7
kms away from Cherrapunji and going back
to the legend, the name Nohkalikai Falls come from tragic Khasi Legend.
According to the legend, women name Lakai had re-married after her huband died,
who was a porter by profession. She had one girl child and for survival she
took the profession of a porter and very soon her friends started asking her to
look for a new man and soon she got married. But she was not able to give much
attention to her new husband and the jealous husband killed her daughter from
first husband and cooked it, throwing the head and the bones.
While Ka Kalai
returned from work, she had the meal prepared by her husband. After having the
mean, Ka Kalai used to have betel nuts and betel leaves and when she went near
the place where she usually kept these betel nuts, to her surprise she found
fingers of the infant.
Ka Kalai after that came to know, what had happened in
her absence and in madenss and anger she started running and jumped off the
plateau and the scenic waterfalls. In her name from where she jumped off is
known as Nohkalikai Falls as Noh in Khasi means jump.
Nohsngithiang Falls
Located south of
Mawsmai Village, Nohsngithiang Falls is one of the spectacular waterfalls in
India known by the name Seven Sisters Waterfalls and also as Mawsmai Falls. It
is also the 4th highest waterfalls in India that plunges down from
the mighty height of 315 metres. It is a wonderful state of an art of Mother
Nature which delights the heart of the visitors to this picturesque waterfall.