About 30 kilometres west of Kulgam town, the river Veshaw plunges off a cliff in a single 25-metre cataract called Aharbal. The English nicknamed it the Niagara of Kashmir — pleasingly ridiculous, given the scale gap, but accurate to the impression the falls make in person. The drop is sheer, the noise huge, the spray drifts a hundred metres downstream.
A short paved path runs from the parking area to a viewing platform at the top of the falls; a steeper trail leads down to the base. The picnic spots above are popular with Kashmiri families at weekends. The road in from Kulgam is fully sealed and easy in summer; it sometimes closes after heavy snow between January and March.