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Magical waterfalls woo tourists into thick jungle
A wave of relaxation sweeps through the people’s minds once they watch the waterfall’s magic.The rhythmic sound of the waterfalls is sonorous to the ears of the tourists, who are overwhelmed with its beauty, take shower under it.People forget their worries and indulge in capturing the nature’s beauty with their cameras if not a selfie or two.
Asifabad: In terms of pristine natural beauty, the Saptagundala waterfalls in Pittalaguda village of Lingalapur mandal surpassesthe other waterfalls of Telangana—Kuntala and Pochera waterfalls. In fact, it comprises not just one but seven waterfalls, hence the name Saptagundala.
The waterfall, whichis 100 km away from Asifabad, is nestled between tall hills on one side and dense forests on the other, the Saptagundala waterfalls also known as Mitta waterfalls is tucked far away from civilisation.There are no proper roads to reach the nature’s beauty.
One has to trek rough and uneven terrain for a distance of three kilometres to reach the spot.A tourist from Jainoor, Ravinder, said that the difficulties encountered in reaching the natural beauty by trekking will soon be forgotten upon seeing nature’s splendour.
Of the seven, the most important waterfalls is Pedda Jalapatam. It appears as though the skies have opened up leading to majestic descent of a huge stream of milk.
A wave of relaxation sweeps through the people’s minds once they watch the waterfall’s magic.The rhythmic sound of the waterfalls is sonorous to the ears of the tourists, who are overwhelmed with its beauty, take shower under it.People forget their worries and indulge in capturing the nature’s beauty with their cameras if not a selfie or two.
A tourist from Asifabad, Suresh, described it as “simply superb”. Though a resident of Asifabad district, he was unfortunate that he could not see the waterfalls till now, he said. Close to Pedda Jalapatam there is one more waterfall. The forest cover near the second waterfall reminds one of the lush green African forests.
The waterfall descends gracefully from a height on the stone slabs below. The water gets emptied into a valley which is at least 100 metres below. The natural stone slabs remind us of ancient stepwells of past rulers. A stream runs swiftly from the landing point of the water from a great height.
A local tribal, Nagoba Rao, said that the tribals believe that the place where the waterfalls is situated is the place visited by the divine souls like Lord Rama, Goddess Sita, the third of the Pandavas, Bheema.
Some of the seven waterfalls have been named after Lord Rama, Goddess Sita and Bheema. Idol of Bheema was located at the place. Annually, tribals celebrate two fairs in reverence to their deity Bheema. They believe that Bheema went around the place and hence believe that the stone slabs carry foot impressions of the deity.
Pittaguda PatelJangu Rao appeals to the government to provide transport facilities to Saptagundala, which does not have proper road andcommunication facilities.
By Thotla Chinna Anjaiah
