It was a bright sunny day and our destination for the day was Mawlynnong, a paradise among the beautiful land of the Khasi hills. This place has also earned the status as the 'cleanest village in Asia' in 2003 by Discover India Magazine. Mawlynnong is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of the Meghalaya state, India. It is located 90 km from Shillong, along with the India-Bangladesh border. Our journey to this beautiful place began at 9 am in the morning from Shillong.
So as we move to our destination, passing through magnificent and mesmerizing picturesque hills and scenic valleys and streams, one could easily fall in love with its beauty. After one hour of traveling, we pass through the most breathtaking views and places as we see the hills, plateaus and the striking valleys of the Ri Khasi reflecting upon the warmth of the mother earth.
The picturesque valley is surrounded by undulating hills. Khasi Hills Then our journey continues until we reach a place known as Pynursla where we had a break and to our surprise, it was a local market day. So, we quickly explored the market and bought some fresh seasonal fruit known as Sophie.
Then we continued our journey, and after two hours we finally reached our destination, Mawlynnong. It was a scorching day, and every one of us was relieved that finally , we had reached our destination.
As soon as we reached our destination, we could see the purity and serenity of the place and one could also feel the dapperness of the place, and it looks amazing and beautiful. Soon after that, we had a little break to relieved, and enjoyed the view mother nature had install for us and admiring the serene beauty of the place. Being in that place we also went and see the famous root bridge or the 'Jingkiengjri' as the Khasi said. This splendid root bridge is formed by the roots entwining with each other and this process takes years and years to developed but only with the help of mother nature and the locals who had been training these roots for years and preserving them to progress and developed into their magnificent bridge .
After that tour, we went back to the village of Mawlynnong, where we had our lunch and we had to prepare for the next tour. The balancing rock is another exciting feature in the village. After that, we went for a sky view which is also near the village, where we have to climb a treehouse, and from there we could see the neighboring Bangladesh. It was one of the most majestic views where we could see the plains of Bangladesh, and with it one could see the sky and it seems as the sky touched the land. As it was noontime, we could see the sun sets down, and kiss the earth one last time before it leaves for the night, a perfect ending to this exquisite and life-changing trip.
So our journey to this beautiful paradise ended as we boarded our cars, we feel at peace with ourselves, there was an atmosphere of tranquility in the car as if the world has stopped ,everyone refreshed and renewed spiritually and mentally. After spending almost a day in this holistic paradise and learning how to maintained and preserved our mother earth, so that our future generations can also experience and cherished such amazing splendor of mother nature and it's a gift it has for us.
Thus our experience in this paradise was absolutely pleasant and we would love to revisit this place again maybe in the near future or so. Thank you Mawlynnong, and in your footsteps, we must follow in whatever way we can as the saying goes: "Cleanliness is next to godliness."