Jonha Falls
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Indian English Template:Infobox waterfall The Jonha Falls (also called Gautamdhara Falls) is a waterfall located in Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
GeographyEdit
LocationEdit
Jonha Falls is located at Template:Coord
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Jonha Fall can be seen without using 722 steps of stairs via Jonha Fall Resort.
The fallsEdit
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, Radu River and forms the falls.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> One has to descend 722 steps to admire the surroundings.<ref name=Jonha>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Water in the falls drops from a height of Template:Convert.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite bookTemplate:Dead link</ref>
CultureEdit
There is a tourist rest house which encloses a Buddhist shrine with a deity of Lord Gautama Buddha.<ref name=Jonha/> A temple and an ashram dedicated to Buddha was built atop Gautam Pahar by the sons of Baldeo Das Birla.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A fair is organized in Jonha every Tuesday and Saturday.<ref name=Jonha/>
Many remains of Buddhism are present in Jonha Falls, situated on Gautam Hill, 38 km away from the capital Ranchi. There is an ancient temple of Lord Gautam Buddha on the hill of Jonha Falls. This temple was built hundreds of years ago by Raja Baldev Das Birla.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
TransportEdit
The Jonha Falls is Template:Convert from Ranchi. It is approachable by both road and train.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Sir John Houlton, Bihar, the Heart of India, p. 144, Orient Longmans, 1949</ref>
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