Mandan Lake and Bar Vanjar waterfall - A Magic world in Monsoon

Mandan Lake and Bar Vanjar waterfall - A Magical world in Monsoon 

       This Sunday was special for us! DAD accompanied us and it was going to be a special trip and the kids were too excited. We went for a long drive to Mandan, a village near Rajpipla and near the lake of Karajan dam reservoir. The place is breathtaking. You can walk along the lake, climb small mounds along the lake and explore the place the way you want. .. Google links it to CHHOTU BEACH !!!!

                     

      The best part about the place was the drive from Rajpipla to Mandan. The hilly area is so bewildering that you want to stop for a while and enjoy nature at every turn. For us, the cherry on the cake was light drizzling on our entire drive and the same continued all along till we were at the lake. 

                       

    We wandered along and enjoyed bhutta there. The local villagers have made a small parking area and you have to pay a parking fee of 50 rupees. They are trying vigorously and sincerely to keep the area clean. Still, there was trash like bottles, paper plates, and wrappers. Please please maintain these places and don't litter. 

                     

                       

                     

            After spending a few hours there we headed to  Bar Vanjar waterfall which is near the Karjan Dam. You have to go along the canal and the road's condition is not that good because of the monsoon. Go up to "Sarkari Aushadhiya Vanspati Udhyan" and after that, you have to take a left turn. The turn which Google Map is showing is not proper and you have to take the one after that. There are few houses when you take that left turn. You can park your car there and walk along the small trail from there. If you have a bike you can go on that trail.  Along the trail, there is a small dargah. Exactly opposite to it, you start climbing  and your trail for the waterfall starts and immediately you will feel the dampening of the air and hear the sound of the water... Your mind will bag you to run and your legs will oblige it happily. 

                          

      There are two trails. One trail will take you to the secluded small area with small falls. We spent more time here as it was more kid-friendly. That was the most amazing part of the day... The comforting constant sound of the waterfall, chirping of birds, greyish blue sky peaking from dense trees, were hypnotizing us...Kids were so thrilled that they didn't want to leave that place. 

                              

                           

                  

          After some time we went to another fall and its trail is uphill. This one was quite bigger. 

                        

                           

             So this was our journey last Sunday. The soothing white noise, the enchanting view of the fall, and the feel of the drizzle...These are enough to make you sit quietly there and forget all your worries. It is like mother nature has swaddled you in her cozy blanket and is promising you to keep safe in her warmth. 

                        

Moments 

Moments 

They make us 

They tend us 

Some good 

Some bad

Some happy

Some sad

Still, we wait for them 

Once I tried to seize them

I seized them tightly 

But then came the rain 

The drops causing 

Ripples in the lake

I was mesmerized 

By the beauty in front of me 

And the moments were lost...

I gripped them firmly

In both my hands 

Feeling so proud about it 

Cool water under my feet 

Burbling waterfall in front 

That shining white froth

And sound like giggling 

Captivating me in them 

And the moments slipped...

I hold them again 

Under the blanket 

I was not going to let them go

Hugging them deeply

Beneath their warmth 

I slept soundly 

But gush of wind came

Took them with her...

I ordered them to stop 

They obeyed...

They obeyed me merrily

We were content in a small cocoon 

Gratified in our comradeship 

The two of us were enough 

But then 

Then I blinked 

And I lost my company...

I failed at every attempt 

Suddenly realized 

Laughing hysterically 

And Feeling self-deprecating 

Was I holding the moments?

Or 

Were they grasping me? 

                         - Kajal Shah 

Location:

  

Mandan : https://goo.gl/maps/52aVdawnu1XcVDkKA

Bar Vanjar waterfall : https://goo.gl/maps/L8rsE1CA898gb82i9

From the marked point, the trail starts. You can park your car adjacent to that house. 

Points to consider: 

- Please keep these places clean.

- The waterfall is comparatively less explored so it is cleaner than Mandan.