Monsoon Waterfall Hopping: Juna Ghanta and Chhatawada waterfalls

Monsoon Waterfall Hopping: Juna Ghanta and Chhatawada waterfalls

                     

           So our monsoon waterfall hopping has started every Sunday. We search for waterfalls which are less crowded and we try to go early in the morning... 

                             

                             

                             

         Last Sunday we went to Juna Ghanta waterfall and Chhatawada waterfall. Both are quite near to each other. Juna Ghanta waterfall has not much water right now, but it’s definitely worth visiting. The trail is small and good. If you want to get down, you just need to pass few boulders and you will have an amazing sight of the fall in front of you. The best part was that we were the only people there. No person was around. We hopped, we jumped, we danced and we laughed...

We fell down and enjoyed that too...there was little drizzling and soothing calm atmosphere. 

                               

                             

                               

                       

                              

    

     From there we went to Chhatwada waterfall which is very near and just beside the road. You can definitely sit under that fall or in the stream with picturesque surroundings all around you...that sound of water, that gentle breeze, that sprinkle of rain and company of dear ones... what else do you need in this world? 

  

                               

                               

                            

                               

              This was again one of the best Sunday mornings... while going back our younger one asked why it’s smelling like we are in a Salon...it was the smell of earth after the rain...

Smell

Smells...

They evoke old emotions 

Creating big explosions 

Because we all have 

Tiny bit associations 

With all of them 

That winter...

Aroma of Maa’s Gajar Halwa 

Can be Undhiyu for some 

For some, it might be Sarson Da Saag 

Can’t separate peanut chikki

From that smell of kites 

But in all

The smell of fresh cold air 

Winter wind encasing us

Wrapping us tightly 

For some, it’s the smell of snow 

And for some just cold wind blow

That summer...

Those mangoes and sugar canes 

The faint smell of watermelons

With these we love 

The smell of sweaty kids 

And our partner 

It’s the pure smell of them

No deodorant, no perfume

Just him or her 

And then we try to find that 

In their clothes...

The smell of dry land

Waiting for the rain to come 

The smell of bare trees

Waiting for leaves to blossom 

And then it comes...

The Rain

The most beautiful smell on Earth

That is the smell of Herself 

Pleasant, powerful, and fragrant 

Whatever you say...

But to me it is 

Comforting 

As comforting as Maa’s saree 

As comforting as Pa’s bear hugs 

As comforting as Child’s big smile 

It is Evocative 

Those long drives with friends 

Those bike rides with beloved 

And those strolls under the falls 

Smells 

Smell of Biryani 

To the smell of petrol 

Smell of Domino’s pizza 

To the smell of freshly painted home 

Ambrosial scent of 

Johnson and Johnson baby powder 

To fragrance of 

Mysore Sandalwood soap

Lemony smell of lemongrass oil 

To heavenly fragrance of Parijaat 

They take us down the memory lane

Wherever you are 

In India, in America,or in Australia 

Whatever you are

Young or old 

They remind us 

Of all bygone days!!!

                               - Kajal Shah 

Location: 

Juna Ghanta waterfall - https://goo.gl/maps/TgV6xyMkZutCGSHW7

Chhatwada Waterfall - https://goo.gl/maps/pQ9ad9CxWh4X85n56

Distance from Vadodara :appx 90 km 

Time  : 2hour 7 minutes.