The Raneh Falls is a natural
waterfall
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Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...
on the
Ken River
The Ken River is one of the major rivers in the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It is a tributary of the Yamuna.
Course
The Ken River originates near the village Ahirgawan ...
, located in
Khajuraho in the
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Madhya Pradesh
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.
The falls
The Ken River forms a long, and deep
canyon made of pure crystalline
granite
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in varying shades of colours ranging from pink and red to grey. There is a series of waterfalls in the canyon. The larger and smaller falls run all through the year. Other seasonal falls appear during monsoons.
Location
It is about away from
Khajuraho. The Ken Gharial Sanctuary is located at the confluence of the Ken and Khudar rivers further down from Reneh Falls.
[ The Ken river here runs through a narrow gorge of igneous rocks rich in Granite and Dolomite. The Pandav Falls in ]Panna National Park
Panna National Park is a national park located in Panna and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh in India.
It has an area of . It was declared in 1994 as the twenty second Tiger reserve of India and the fifth in Madhya Pradesh,
Panna was ...
is also located nearby.
References
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*raneh falls
{{Hydrography of Madhya Pradesh
Chhatarpur district
Waterfalls of Madhya Pradesh