Meghalaya
West Jaintia Hills district
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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.
Dawki-Tamabil International Border Zero Point
“Friendly open international border post connecting India with the tea and stone quarry plains of Bangladesh”
Dawki-Tamabil International Border Zero Point is a celebrated landmark of Dawki & Shnongpdeng.
Umngot River & 1932 Dawki Suspension Bridge
“World-famous glass-clear river flowing through steep limestone gorges into the plains of Bangladesh”
Umngot River & 1932 Dawki Suspension Bridge is a celebrated landmark of Dawki & Shnongpdeng.