The Pandavgad Falls is a waterfall

Waterfall

A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...

 near Ove camp in Thane district

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 in the India

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 of Maharashtra

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. It is the 29th highest waterfall in India.

Location

Running almost parallel to the Mumbai-Pune Highway is a 1200 feet (365.8 m) high mountain chain. Tucked away in the mountains, in a deep gorge is the foaming white waterfall which tumbles down the edge of the mountain. Pandavgarh is next to Ove Camp 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Taloja on the Thane-Pune Road. Despite its name, there is no fort here. It is 46 kilometres (28.6 mi) from Mumbai.

The caves

A small waterfall called Nangrya is situated beside the main waterfall. A cave is situated half way down the waterfall, which can be easily reached by a dusty path. Tradition recounts that the Pandavas had stayed in the cave during the time of their exile.