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{{Infobox waterfall<br />
| name = Rajat Prapat <br> Silver Falls<br />
| photo = File:Silver Fall (Rajat Prapat in Hindi).jpg<br />
| photo_caption = 107m high Silver Fall in Hoshangabad district, [[India]]. May 2013.<br />
| location = [[Hoshangabad district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| coords = {{coord|22.452|78.445|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = <br />
| type = Horsetail <br />
| height = {{convert|107|m}}<br />
| height_longest = <br />
| average_width = <br />
| number_drops = 1<br />
| average_flow = <br />
| watercourse = Not known<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Rajat Prapat''' is a [[waterfall]] in [[Hoshangabad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is the 30th [[List of waterfalls in India by height|highest waterfall in India]].<ref name=database>{{cite web| title =Showing all Waterfalls in India| url =http://www.world-waterfalls.com/database.php?s=T&t=G&category=country&search=India&orderby=height%20DESC| publisher =World Waterfalls Database| accessdate =2010-06-20| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://www.webcitation.org/6AC0BJT4W?url=http://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/country/India/| archivedate =2012-08-25}}</ref><br />
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==The falls==<br />
It is a [[Horsetail waterfalls|horsetail type waterfall]] with a single drop of {{convert|107|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=977 | title = Rajat Prapat Falls| work= | first= | last= |publisher =World Waterfall Database | accessdate = 2010-07-01 }}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
When sunlight falls on it, it shines as silver, that is why it is known as Rajat Prapat or Silver Fall.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.dazzlingindia.com/travel/Rajat-Prapat-or-Silver-Fall-of-Pachmarhi.html | title =Pachmarhi – Rajat Prapat or Silver Falls | work= | first= | last= |publisher =Dazzling India | accessdate = 2010-07-01 }}</ref> In Hindi, ‘rajat’ means silver and ‘prapat’ means falls.<br />
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==Location==<br />
The Rajat Prapat is located at [[Pachmarhi]], known as the Queen of [[Satpura Range|Satpura]], in [[Hoshangabad district]]. It is 10 min walk over rocks and boulders from Apsara Vihar.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.india9.com/i9show/Rajat-Prapat-26311.htm | title =Rajat Prapat | work= | first= | last= |publisher =india9 | accessdate = 2010-07-01 }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of waterfalls in India]]<br />
*[[List of waterfalls in India by height]]<br />
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Pachmarhi}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hydrography of Madhya Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Waterfalls of Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Hoshangabad district]]<br />
[[Category:Pachmarhi]]<br />
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