PANIMOOR WATERFALL ; HALFLONG, ASSAM, INDIA

Lying at a distance of 120 km from Halflong. panimoor main attractions is the surging water fall. formed by the river kopili. it is  also a sacred site of the Dimasa tribe.   Every year during the winter on the day of magh purnima people of the Dimasa tribe take holy baths in the river
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