点评:We had been to this water fall during our return journey towards Pune from Maha Kumbh mela. One of our friend knows about this location, so he suggested to take halt at Jabalpur in the night and then we visited this waterfall next day morning.
The Dhuandhar falls is located on the Narmada River at Bhedaghat at 30 meters high and 30km away from the city. The Narmada River, making its way through the Marble rocks narrows down and then plunges into a waterfall. Viewing platforms have been constructed along the side to facilitate proper views.
Interesting Facts about this waterfall:
1.The name of this waterfall is derived from two Hindi words "Dhuan" and "Dhar". Dhuan means smoke, the mist created by water falling on hard rock creates visuals of smoke emanating from the river bed and hence it is called Dhuandhar or Smoke Cascade. Dhar means falling down, the white water pummels down to form a gorge known as the Marble Rocks.
2. Beauty of this Water fall is the plunge, which creates a bouncing mass of mist, is so powerful that its roar can be heard from a far distance. another good thing is that we can see the beauty of water over Cable car which connected from East bank to West Bank of the Narmada River. Rope Car crosses the river and then drops tourists off at the west bank of the river.
3. Visitors can take boat ride on the river to visit nearby marble rocks. These rocks are a unique geological formation with a series of marble cliffs rising from the river.
This waterfall is often referred to as the Niagara Falls of India because of the speed with which the water falls down.
4. This tourist site is most crowded during the Narmada Mahotsav where people from across the country visit the Jabalpur district to celebrate the festival grandly beside the Dhuandhar, under the full moonlight.
翻译:我们在从摩诃昆布梅拉节返回浦那的途中曾到过这个瀑布。我们的一位朋友知道这个地方,所以他建议我们当晚在贾巴尔普尔停留,第二天早上再去参观。
杜安达尔瀑布位于纳尔默达河上的贝达加特,高30米,距离市区30公里。纳尔默达河穿过大理石岩层,河道逐渐变窄,最终倾泻而下形成瀑布。瀑布旁建有观景台,方便游客欣赏美景。
关于这个瀑布的趣闻:
1. 瀑布的名字来源于两个印地语单词“Dhuan”和“Dhar”。“Dhuan”意为烟雾,水流冲击坚硬的岩石产生的水雾如同烟雾从河床上升腾而起,因此得名杜安达尔瀑布,意为烟雾瀑布。“Dhar”意为落下,白色的水流奔腾而下,形成被称为“大理石岩”的峡谷。
2. 这座瀑布最美之处在于其倾泻而下的壮观景象,激起的水雾翻腾跳跃,气势磅礴,远在数里之外都能听到它的轰鸣声。另一个亮点是,游客可以乘坐连接纳尔默达河东岸和西岸的缆车,欣赏瀑布的壮丽景色。缆车横跨河流,最终将游客送至西岸。
3. 游客可以乘船游览纳尔默达河,参观附近的大理石岩。这些岩石构成了独特的地质景观,一系列大理石峭壁从河中拔地而起。
由于水流速度极快,这座瀑布常被誉为“印度的尼亚加拉瀑布”。
4. 纳尔默达节期间,这里人潮涌动,来自全国各地的人们涌向贾巴尔普尔地区,在满月的照耀下,于杜安达尔瀑布旁欢庆佳节。