Monsoon Waterfall Hopping: Juna Ghanta and Chhatawada waterfalls

Juna Ghanta Waterfall

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.

Chhatwada

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.