DEOMALI

DEOMALI    PEAK

ABOUT DEOMALI-

             Deomali, It is the Highest Mountain Peak of Orissa and the tallest in the whole of the Eastern Ghats.Its around 1672 meters high.It is situated near Doodhari village, which is 35 km from Koraput. Koraput is most fascinating manifestation of creation with her undulating meadows, roaring rapids, whispering forest and terraced valleys. She offers a splendid blending of natural beauty and ethnic treasure with sublime sense deeply interfused. Spreadover rural tranquility and great forest lands, sprawling grass lands and valleys leading up to verdant hills makes it cradle of nature. Best time to visit this place is from October to January.Deomali, located in the Pottangi Block of Koraput District in the State of Orissa is the highest mountain peak (1672 Metres) of Orissa as well as of the Eastern Ghats of India.One rivulet is come down from Deomali,it increases the beauty of deomali.Its water flowing sound is so nice.

HOW TO REACH-

            . Deomali is 60km from Koraput and semiliguda is situated on the way to deomali.After passing through Semiliguda you'll get Pottangi Village.After that you have to take left turn there.A small road is connected pottani to Deomali ,it is about 25 KM.

HARISAKAR

About Harisankar-

 The Harishankar  is located in Balangir district, on the Southern side of the Gandhamardhan hills. When the great disciple of Ramachandra in Ramayan the Great Epics of India , the great hero Hanuman was flying with Giri Gandhamardhan means the Great Mountain called Gandhamardhan from Himalayan Range which one was full of medicinal plants and was required for the treatment of Laxman, who was at death during Rama Ravan Fight at Sri Lanka, a part of mountain was fallen there and now the people is also calling in same name Gandhamarchan and now it is also with rich medicinal plants. The waters of the Harishankar Falls gushes down the slopes in a series of captivating waterfalls that creates an out of the world scene.

The Mountain is about 30 KM in Length, 1.5 KM in height and 10 KM in width and enriched with Alumina is creating a platue like plane on the top with valuable Sal, Non Sal woods including hundreds of medicinal species and it is maintaining a good ecological balance to its surrounding Orissa and Chhatisgarh state. The spectacular ever green dense forest, flowing of natural spring and the presence of Jala Devata, Harishankar and Temple.

How to visit-

Harishankar is about 70 KM from Balangir in the west direction through Patnagarh. Again Balangir is about 330 KM from Bhubaneswar in west via Khurda, Nayagarh, Dashapalla, Bauda, Sonepur. As Balangir is well connected with Indian Railways and Buses from Bhubaneswar you can reach easily either by train or bus, from where you can rent a Taxi for visiting the Place.

My experience-

It is an amazing place,i suggest you to visit it once.At my highschool time i had gone there ,and liked its nature very much.

KHANDADHAR WATERFALL

Khandadhar Waterfall  Sundergarh

It is one of the most beautiful and amazing natural place of Odisha.

This waterfall is located at Nandapani in Sundergarh district of Odisha.Many people come to watch its nature from different places.It is the 12th highest waterfall in India.

Location-

               Khandadhar waterfall is 104 kilometers from Rourkela via Bonaigarh and 54 kilometers from kendhujhar.

About the waterfall-

                 This waterfall comes down ffrom Korapani Nala.And its hight is 244 meters(801 ft)