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The Jonha Falls (also called Gautamdhara Falls) is a waterfall located in Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Jonha Falls is located at Template:Coord
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The falls
Situated at an edge of the Ranchi plateau, the Jonha Falls is an example of a hanging valley falls. The Gunga River hangs over its master stream, Raru River and forms the falls.[1] One has to descend 722 steps to admire the surroundings.[2] Water in the falls drops from a height of Template:Convert.[3]
The Jonha Falls is an example of a nick point caused by rejuvenation. Knick point, also called a nick point or simply nick, represents breaks in slopes in the longitudinal profile of a river caused by rejuvenation. The break in channel gradient allows water to fall vertically giving rise to a waterfall.[4]
Culture
There is a tourist rest house which encloses a Buddhist shrine with a deity of Lord Gautama Buddha.[2] A temple and an ashram dedicated to Buddha was built atop Gautam Pahar by the sons of Raja Baldevdas Birla.[5] A fair is organized in Jonha every Tuesday and Saturday.[2]
Transport
The Jonha Falls is Template:Convert from Ranchi. It is approachable by both road and train.[6] Jonha Station is just 1.5 km from the fall. For travel by road, one has to take the Ranchi-Purulia Road and after travelling for about Template:Convert one has to travel about Template:Convert off the main road.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Physical Geography: Hydrosphere By K. Bharatdwaj{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(2006). ISBN 9788183561679
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jonha Falls. must see India. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ↑ High and dry- Dasam drained, Hundru a trickle. The Telegraph 29 April 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of nature of geography{{#if:A.Z.Bukhari|, A.Z.Bukhari}(2005). ISBN 9788126124435
- ↑ Waterfall Around Ranchi. exoticindia. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ↑ Johna Falls. Ranchi district administration. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ↑ Sir John Houlton, Bihar, the Heart of India, p. 144, Orient Longmans, 1949
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