Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters of Kalahandi, is an excellent base for visiting Patalganga particularly where a natural spring -revered as the Ganges by the local populace- converges into a lovely pool errected at the foot of the spring (114 km). Yogimath is popular for its Neolithic paintings carved on the rock surface depicting the domestication of animals (a hull, a calf and a man) and man's entry into agriculture. If you shout loudly, the nearby Risipiti mountains will respond with a clear echo (67 km).

Places to visit

Phurli Jharan
Located about l 5 km from Bhawanipatna, Phurli Jharan is perched in greenery and offers picnickers gorgeous view of the huge perennial waterfall falling from a height of 16 meters and then cascading down into rivulets in the evergreen forest below Orissa, India, Bhawanipatna, Waterfall, Phurli Jharan