Handi Khoh, Pachmarhi
Deep Trench of 300 ft. at Handi Khoh Telescope view of Mahadev Temple from Handi khoh Sign Board at Handi khoh Visited on 16 May 2024 Handi Khoh looks most impressive and breathtaking scenery. The gorge presents a silents as well as fascintating vista . It is of 300 ft deep down, and to make you feel its depthness I can say - if you throw a stone here, you will hear sound after 90 secs. It is so sudden deep and sharp that the iron railing is the only thing saving one from an accidental fall. Now, What I heard about this amazing point from their local guide is two different story - First is the mythological story of lord shiv - There was lake and a demon snake resided in the lake located here and Mahadev had a battled with it and killed the devilish snake. By the time all the water of lake had evaporated. The shape of the gorge looked like a handi (a pot with a narrow opening and wide body). Second story is quite intriguiting -...