The Konkani name for the falls, which literally translated means "sea of milk", derives from clouds of milky froth which rises up at the base of the falls.
Dudhsagar is set amidst spectacular landscape overlooking a steep, crescent-shaped head of a valley carpeted with immaculate tropical forest, that is only reachable on foot or by train.
Dudhsagar waterfall too has an interesting mythological story attached to it. The story goes like this that once upon a time a powerful and wealthy king who ruled a kingdom in the Western Ghats. His bountiful and luxurious palace in the hills was surrounded by vast stretches of gardens which were full of various animals roaming there.
