Mawsynram - The Wettest Place on Earth
The village that out-rains Cherrapunji, and the cave with a stalagmite shaped like a Shiva linga.
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- Half day
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- Meghalaya
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Mawsynram takes the official title for the highest average rainfall on earth, narrowly beating its better-known neighbour Sohra. In monsoon the rain is less weather than environment - villagers wear full-body knups woven from bamboo and banana leaf, and the sound is constant.
The Mawjymbuin cave here holds a huge stalagmite that has formed into the shape of a Shiva linga, dripped into being over millennia. Go in the shoulder season for views, or in July if what you actually want is to experience the rain itself.
What's in it
- 01Highest average rainfall on earth
- 02Mawjymbuin cave and its Shiva linga stalagmite
- 03Traditional knup rain shields
- 04Quieter than neighbouring Sohra
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