Prayagraj Hidden Waterfall : Pathpare Tamas River | 44 KM From Prayagraj

A tributary of the Ganges, the Pathpare Tamsa River flows through the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Introduction:

At Tamakund in the Kaimur Range, the Tamsa rises in a tank at a height of 610 meters (2,000 feet). It passes through Satna’s and Rewa’s fertile areas. Numerous waterfalls are formed by the Tamsa and its tributaries at the edge of the Purwa plateau. Just under 34 kilometers (21 miles) downstream from the Ganges and Yamuna confluence, the river receives the Belan in Uttar Pradesh and joins the Ganges near the town of Sirsa. The river is 264 kilometers (164 mi) in total. Its drainage area is 16,860 square kilometers (6,510 square miles) in total.

Purwa Falls is a 70-meter vertical drop that the Tamsa River creates as it drains north through the Rewa Plateau. As the tributaries of the Tamsa River descend from the Rewa Plateau, some of the more noteworthy waterfalls are Odda Falls (145m) on the Odda River, a tributary of the Belan River, which is a tributary of the Tamsa; Keoti Falls (98m) on the Mahana River, a tributary of the Tamsa; and Chachai Falls (127m) on the Beehar River. The Tamsa River mentioned in the Valmiki Ramayana is actually a seasonal stream that rises in Barabanki and travels through the Ayodhya district before emptying into Darban Lake in Tanda tehsil, Ambedkar Nagar.

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Hinduism places significance on this river as well. Given that during his 14-year forest exile, Shri Ram spent his first night on this river,. People followed Shri Ram after he left Ayodhya and were not prepared to go back to their homes. All of the people arrived at the Tamsa’s banks in the evening, including Shri Ram, Lakshman, and Sita. It was decided by everyone, including Shri Ram, to camp overnight near the Tamsa River and resume the expedition the next morning. People were sleeping when Shri Ram left them and carried on with the expedition.

The Tamsa River’s banks were home to the Ashrama of the Sage Valmiki. After being banished by Lord Ram, Mata Sita left Ayodhya and traveled about 15 miles to the banks of the Tamsa River, where she met Valmiki. He asked Sita to go into his ashrama, which is near the Tamsa River. Here, under Valmiki’s guidance, Sita lived out the remainder of her life, and her twin boys, Lava and Kusha, were educated and trained in military abilities.

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The Valmiki Ramayana mentions the ashram of Bharadwaj, which was situated on the banks of the Tamsa River. It was there that Valmiki wrote his first verse, known as the shloka, after seeing the suffering of a bird couple.