The Rajat Prapat 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...

 in Hoshangabad district

Hoshangabad District

Hoshangabad District is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh state of India, and Hoshangabad town is the district headquarters.-Geography:...

 in the India

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 of Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

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. It is the 30th highest waterfall in India.

Etymology

When sunlight falls on it, it shines as silver, that is why it is known as Rajat Prapat or Silver Fall. In Hindi, ‘rajat’ means silver and ‘prapat’ means falls.

Location

The Rajat Prapat is located at Pachmarhi

Pachmarhi

Pachmarhi is a hill station in Madhya Pradesh state of central India, also known for the Pachmarhi Cantonment. It is widely known as "Satpura ki Rani" , situated at a height of 1000 m in a valley of the Satpura Range in Hoshangabad district...

, known as the Queen of Satpura

Satpura Range

The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat state near the Arabian Sea coast, running east through Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to Chhattisgarh. The range parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and these two east-west ranges divide the...

, in Hoshangabad district

Hoshangabad District

Hoshangabad District is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh state of India, and Hoshangabad town is the district headquarters.-Geography:...

. It is 10 min walk over rocks and boulders from Apsara Vihar.