Dumdam Falls (Ri Bhoi District, Meghalaya, India)

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Dumdam Falls

Dumdam Falls (pronounced like "DOOM-dahm") was a bit of a surprise waterfall for us. We didn't expect to see it going into our India trip nor did we even know it existed. But it was significant for us for only one reason - it was the first waterfall we saw in person in the country.

Along with some neighboring pipes (which I suspect is for water diversion), there's a Balari Cafe right next to the falls (for a quick bite and restroom break) as well as a footbridge offering decent frontal views of this fairly small (I'm guessing 15m) waterfall.

But for all intents and purposes, this was nothing more than a roadside stop.

Directions: The falls sits roadside in the Ri Bhoi District of Meghalaya along the nearly 100km (allow 3.5 hours given the lorrie and bus traffic along with curvy roads) between Guwahati and Shillong. We only learned of its name from our humorous Khasi driver (asked by our Assamese guide) who also said it was near the village of Umium (or Umiam as I've also seen it spelled).

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Another look at Dumdam Falls

Another look at the falls

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Deliberate bottom up sweep of the falls

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November 9, 2009

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