Menal
Waterfall, and eleventh century temples beside it.
- Where
- Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 25.0953, 75.1739
Get the Menal stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Menal. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Rajasthan volume with your photos and a note.
Near Menal
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam 46 km
A masonry dam of fifty four metres on the Chambal at Rawatbhata.
Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary 56 km
Dry deciduous forest along the Chambal gorge, with rock shelters painted in the same period as Bhimbetka.
Gandhi Sagar Dam 58 km
A masonry dam of sixty two metres on the Chambal in Mandsaur, one of four the river carries.
Chittorgarh Fort 58 km
The largest fort in India, sacked three times, each time ending in the mass immolation its defenders chose over capture.
Raniji ki Baori 61 km
Forty six metres deep with carved elephants at the gate, one of fifty odd stepwells in a small town.
Bundi Palace 61 km
Rudyard Kipling thought it the work of goblins rather than men, and its murals are the finest in Rajasthan.
Taragarh Fort 61 km
The star fort above the step wells.
Kota Garh Palace 69 km
The Chambal below, and miniature painting inside.
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Questions
Where is Menal?
Menal is in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Rana Pratap Sagar Dam (46 km), Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary (56 km), Gandhi Sagar Dam (58 km).
How do I get the Menal stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Menal and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Rajasthan volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Menal before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Rajasthan volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.