Meghalaya
Abode of clouds, UNESCO living root bridges, and deepest wet rainforest gorge descents
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Districts
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Destinations
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Sights
Districts
East Khasi Hills
2 destinations · 8 sights
Cherrapunji (Sohra) · Mawlynnong
Balpakram National ParkSouth Garo Hills
1 destination · 1 sight
South Garo Hills
Nokrek National ParkWest Garo Hills
1 destination · 1 sight
West Garo Hills
West Jaintia Hills
1 destination · 3 sights
Dawki & Shnongpdeng
Langshiang FallsWest Khasi Hills
1 destination · 1 sight
West Khasi Hills
Sights to see in Meghalaya
Kynrem Falls
“Waterfall in Meghalaya, India”
The Kynrem Falls is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Cherrapunji in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It is situated inside the Thangkharang Park. It is the 7th highest waterfalls in India. The Kynrem Falls is a three-tiered waterfall, with water falling from a height of 305 metres (1,001 ft). The fall spreads out in two different streams or rivulets with each of them gaining momentum by getting merged while flowing down the last leg of the third tier.
Nartiang Durga Temple
“Hindu temple in India”
Nartiang Durga Temple is a Hindu temple located in the West Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya in northeastern India. It is one of the 51 Shakta pithas and is one of the holiest sites for devotees of the Shaktism sect of Hinduism. It is 600 years old. The Hindus in the Jaintia Hills believe that this temple is the permanent abode of Goddess Durga. The temple draws a large number of pilgrims from all over the country for the occasion of Durga Puja. The Shakti of Nartiang Devi shrine is worshipped as Jayanti and the Bhairava as Kamadishwar.
Jingkieng Jri (Riwai Living Root Bridge)
“50-meter long single-decker bio-engineered bridge grown from the living aerial roots of Indian rubber fig trees over century ago”
Jingkieng Jri (Riwai Living Root Bridge) is a celebrated landmark of Mawlynnong.
All destinations in Meghalaya
Photo credits
- Balpakram National Park: Pratheepps · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- Nokrek National Park: Baharul Choudhury, Concordia University, via BMC Ecology · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Langshiang Falls: Joist John L Nonglait · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
