Koilighugar Waterfall is in

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Location

From Gobindpur Chowk in

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, which is between Jharsuguda and Raigarh, take a right turn. A drive from there through thick śāl and

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forests will take one to Koilighugar

Waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...

. Gobindpur is from Belpahar.

Places of interest

The Koilighugar Waterfall, around in height, is in the Lakhanpur, near the village Kushmelbahal. The waterfall is in a rivulet named Ahiraj which originates from the 'Chhuikhanch' forest. After the waterfall, the rivulet flows westwards to merge into the

Mahanadi river The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and finally merged with Bay ...

. It is a picturesque beauty spot with its sylvan backdrop. Inside the fall there is a

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known as ''Maheswarnath''. The lingam is submerged in water and is not ordinarily visible. For the benefit of the pilgrims, another Shivalingam has been created outside the waterfall. Koilighugar has an annual fair on the occasion of Sivaratri. Koilighugar Waterfall, Jharsuguda

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References

External links

* https://sites.google.com/view/koilighugarwaterfall/
Tourism in Jharsuguda

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