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Khandadhar Waterfall

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This is the highest waterfall of Odisha and among the highest of India. Khandadhar means the edge of a sword. The fall looks like a hanging sword from a distance. The water falls from a height of 800 ft. Pauri Bhuiyas are the tribal people who inhabit the place . The folklore says, Goddess Kankala Devi ate everything that comes across her . Be it soil, trees or stones. Pauri Bhuiyas placed her on a rock, which she ate as well. A hole was created on that rock and the water started falling from that hole. The falling water resembles a sword, hence came the name Khandadhar.

The Khandadhar Falls is located in Nandapani, Bonaigarh in the Sundargarh district on the Indian state of Odisha. It is the 9th highest waterfall in India and the second highest in Odisha after Barehipani Falls in Mayurbhanj.
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