Badaghagara Waterfall
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The Badaghagara Waterfall is a beautiful waterfall of the Kendujhar district
Kendujhar District
Kendujhar District, also known as Keonjhar District, is an administrative district of Orissa state in eastern India. The town of Kendujhar or Kendujhargarh is the district headquarters....

 in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state
States and territories of India
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 of Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

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Location

Badaghagara is located at a distance of 9 km from the district headquarters (Kendujhar
Kendujhar
Kendujhar is a city and a municipality in Kendujhar District in the Indian state of Orissa. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kendujhar district.-Geography:...

) of Kendujhar district
Kendujhar District
Kendujhar District, also known as Keonjhar District, is an administrative district of Orissa state in eastern India. The town of Kendujhar or Kendujhargarh is the district headquarters....

. Being a perennial source of water, a dam has constructed on the downstream side. It is situated at a distance of 3 kilometers on the downstream of Sanaghagara Waterfall
Sanaghagara Waterfall
The Sanaghagara Waterfall is a beautiful waterfall of the Kendujhar district in the Indian state of Orissa.-Location:Sanaghagara is located at a distance of 6 km from the district headquarters of Kendujhar district. It is situated at a distance of 3 kilometers on the upstream of Badaghagara...

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The falls

It is a perennial 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...

. The Machha Kandana, a small river, plunges from a height of 60 metres (196.9 ft) in a single drop.
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