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==Falls==
==Falls==
One has to descend 500 steps to admire the surroundings of the place.<ref name=Jonha>{{cite web|url = http://www.mustseeindia.com/Ranchi-Jonha-Falls/attraction/13653 | title = Jonha Falls |publisher = must see India |accessdate = 2010-04-29}}</ref>Water in the falls drops from a height of {{convert|43|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090429/jsp/jharkhand/story_10889766.jsp | title = High and dry- Dasam drained, Hundru a trickle |publisher = The Telegraph 29 April 2009 |accessdate = 2010-04-29 }}</ref>
One has to descend 500 steps to admire the surroundings.<ref name=Jonha>{{cite web|url = http://www.mustseeindia.com/Ranchi-Jonha-Falls/attraction/13653 | title = Jonha Falls |publisher = must see India |accessdate = 2010-04-29}}</ref>Water in the falls drops from a height of {{convert|43|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090429/jsp/jharkhand/story_10889766.jsp | title = High and dry- Dasam drained, Hundru a trickle |publisher = The Telegraph 29 April 2009 |accessdate = 2010-04-29 }}</ref>


==Other attractions==
==Other attractions==

Revision as of 00:29, 30 April 2010

Jonha Falls
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LocationRanchi district, Jharkhand, India
Coordinates23°20′30″N 85°36′30″E / 23.34167°N 85.60833°E / 23.34167; 85.60833
Total height43 metres (141 ft)
WatercourseGunga Nala

Jonha Falls (Template:Lang-hi) (also called Gautamdhara Falls) is a waterfall located in Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Falls

One has to descend 500 steps to admire the surroundings.[1]Water in the falls drops from a height of 43 metres (141 ft).[2]

Other attractions

There is a tourist rest house which encloses a beautiful Buddhist shrine with a deity of Lord Gautam Budha.[1] A temple and an ashram dedicated to Buddha was built atop Gautam Pahar by the sons of Raja Baldevdas Birla.[3] A fair is organized in Jonha every Tuesday and Saturday.[1]

Transport

Johna Falls is 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Ranchi. It is approachable by both road and train. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jonha Falls". must see India. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  2. ^ "High and dry- Dasam drained, Hundru a trickle". The Telegraph 29 April 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  3. ^ "Waterfall Around Ranchi". exoticindia. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  4. ^ "Johna Falls". Ranchi district administration. Retrieved 2010-04-29.