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Noh Ka Likai Falls Polo Orchid Resort

Cherrapunji & Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

23/7/2024

Polo Orchid Resort

Place: Cherrapunji
State: Meghalaya
Country: India

Noh Ka Likai Falls – The Fall Of Likai

It bears the sorrowful incident of Ka Likai, who killed herself by jumping off a cliff because of the death of her daughter, who was killed by her second husband.

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India-Bangladesh Border

Dawki, Meghalaya

12/6/2024

Place: Dawki
State: Meghalaya
River: Umngot River

Independence Days

India: 15th August, 1947

Bangladesh: 26th March, 1971

Pakistan: 14th August, 1947

Burma: 4th January, 1948

  1. Birth of Bangladesh after Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971
  2. Birth of Burma in 1937
  3. Partition of Bengal in 1905 & 1947

Tamabil is a hilly region in Sylhet, on the border-line of Bangladesh & India. It stands on Sylhet-Shillong Road and famous for the Bangladesh Last House, which is located on India-Bangladesh Border.

Dawki Bridge, on Umngot River, is a suspension bridge, which was contructed by the British in 1932.

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Nohwet Living Root Bridge

Cherrapunji, Meghalaya

12/9/2022

Cherrapunji or Sohra

Village: Nohwet

Rubber tree: Planted in the year around 1840

Length: 300m approx.

Stairs: 500 approx.

A walking stick will be helpful to walk up & down the stairs

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Double Decker Bridge

Cherrapunji, Meghalaya

15/6/2021

Local Name: Sohra

Total Ride Time: 6hrs to 7.5hrs

Essentials: 

  • Water bottles
  • Handcarchives
  • Light shoes

Essentials:

  • Light waight dresses will be better
  • Phones
  • Walking Stick
  • Purse

Optional: You can take camera with you

Double Decker Bridge

It is a living root bridge (double deck) of Cherrapunji (Sohra), Meghalaya, India. There are roughly around 3,500 irregular shaped stairs, drawn in the form of a big snake along the hills. There were also some hanging walking bridge, which are needed to be crossed to reach the destination.

It was built by Khasi  & Jaintia tribes by weaving together the roots of Indian Rubber Tree (scientific name: Ficus elastica).

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