Water column
A single drop.
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Nohkalikai Falls is the tallest plunge waterfall in India at about 340 metres, in Meghalaya, northeastern India, about 5 km from the town of Sohra, formerly Cherrapunji, in a straight line. Sohra is one of the wettest places on Earth. The falls are fed by rainwater gathered on top of a fairly small plateau, so they lose much of their power in the dry season from December to February. Below them lies a plunge pool of an unusual shade of green. They are taller than Jog and Dudhsagar Falls, and their name comes from a local Khasi folk tale. The water drops in a long, slender white column from the lip of a towering green cliff into a turquoise-green pool at the bottom of a deep gorge. Cloud and mist often drift across the cliff, hiding and then revealing the falls, and sunlight turns the rock orange. Visitors watch the falls from a viewpoint on the gorge rim. Flow is strongest in and after the monsoon, but mist can hide the view, so be patient until the clouds lift. The drive from Shillong runs through lovely green hills.
A single drop.
At the bottom.
Hides and reveals.
Near Sohra (Cherrapunji), Meghalaya, India
In and after the monsoon.
Yes, from December to February.