One of the most beautiful things about this region are the famous waterfalls. We saw a couple of these famous waterfalls, as well as other waterfalls in general. One interesting thing about the waterfalls here are the seasonal nature of waterfalls. Some waterfalls only exist during monsoon season, while larger waterfalls may get down to a trickle.
We saw silver falls, a single-drop waterfall that was very incredible, although we could not visit it up close (see above).
We also went to fairy falls, named by the British after a beautiful woman.
Finally, we saw Bee falls, a waterfall by which millions of bees make their home in the summer (remember: right now it is monsoon season, not summer, so there were no bees there).
Apparently, honeycombs would fill this entire wall (see below).
Bee falls looks like this:
A note on bathers: There are many bathers at waterfalls in general, as they provide a place to be clean. Water often has a symbolic cleansing power as well, such as in the case of the Ganges (which is why Varanasi is such a popular pilgrammage spot). However, most bathers/almost all are male, because modesty for women is so important here. Men are permitted to walk around in their underwear at waterfalls though.
Here's a pretty picture of a tree by Bee Falls:
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