Dudhsagar Falls

Dudhsagar Falls (literally meaning The Sea of Milk in Marathi and Konkani) is one of the world's most exquisite falls. Located on the Mandovi River in the Indian state of Goa, on Goa’s border with the state of Karnataka, it is 60 km from Panaji. It is located inside Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary.  Dudhsagar Falls is listed as India’s 5th tallest waterfall and is 227th in the world at 310 m.

Day 1:

We arrived at Pune by  train at around 11:40 AM and after a quick lunch we set off to explore the streets  nearby till 3:30 PM. We had a small round of introduction and after that we boarded the Pune- Goa train by 16:20 PM

Day2:

At around 3 AM we reached Dudhsagar station. There is no halt for the train in this station, but railways take a  one minute halt before getting go ahead to cross the bridge right below DudhSagar Falls  and  all of us managed to get down within a minute . We waited there for some more time because it was too early to see anything. 

We started our walking journey on the railway track surrounded by rainy forest all around.

We were already listening to the sound made by the waterfalls as we were getting closer. After a 30 minute walk, the board "DudhSagar Waterfalls" greeted us. 

The Dudhsagar Waterfalls Station Board

While crossing the board, I saw the majestic view of the mighty Mandovi river cascading down the hills in layers after layers. That was the first sight of the fall and it was very thrilling.

First glimpse

Soon, we reached in front of the Falls.  Words are not enough to express the feeling while standing in front of Dudhsagar Waterfalls.  Thousands of gallons of water falling from 310 meters (1017 feet) proving true to its name Dudhsagar , ”Sea of Milk”.  It was really mesmerizing. 

There is also a legend associated with this waterfall. It is believed that a beautiful princess lived in the forest  (near present day Dudhsagar Falls) in a palace. She loved and enjoyed bathing in a lake nearby and used to drink "sweetened milk" from her "golden jug" after finishing with her bath. One day while enjoying her jug of milk she found herself being watched by a prince, who was standing amongst the trees. She poured the jug of milk in front of him to form an improvised curtain to hide her body while the maids rushed to cover her with her dress. It is said that it is that sweetened milk that cascades down the mountain slope as Dudhsagar Falls to this day as a tribute to the virtue and modesty of the princess.

We captured many photos and decided to go further to view the entire waterfall.  To reach to the waterfall viewpoint, you need to walk 2km from Dudhsagar Waterfall Bridge towards Kulem. On the way to this view point we came across two back to back tunnels.  After a 2 km walk, we reach the waterfall viewpoint.  Dudhsagar waterfall view from this point is simply amazing .

We bid goodbye to the glorious fall and started trekking towards KULEM station. The 12 kms trek through the jungle and the railway track was thrilling. Enroute there was a stream to cross .

Soon we reached Kulem station by about  3 pm and had lunch. At 4.30 pm, we boarded the train. The train passes through Dudhsagar falls. Your camera should be ready to take the photo of this beautiful waterfalls.