Meghalaya

festival · forest

Behdienkhlam festival is celebrated by the Pnar community of Meghalaya. The community is concentrated in the Jaintia hills of Meghalaya.

hills · highway

A breathtaking moment of driving through the scenic, cloud-covered mountains of Meghalaya, India. Known as the “Abode of Clouds,” Meghalaya transforms into a dramatic green paradise during the monsoon season.

hills · highway

Driving in Meghalaya during the daytime reveals the full grandeur of Northeast India’s hill landscape. Under clear daylight, the rolling green hills, deep valleys, cascading waterfalls, and dense subtropical forests become vividly visible.

monsoon

Krang Suri Waterfalls in monsoon is a wild beauty—rushing waters, lush green surroundings, and misty air all around. The rain transforms this place into a dreamy escape, raw and powerful. Nature at its peak in Meghalaya.

hills · aerial

This captivating bird’s-eye view of the Umngot River in Meghalaya reveals the breathtaking beauty of the region’s lush foothills and pristine water channels.

wildlife · forest

In Meghalaya, a Blue Pansy butterfly (Junonia orithya) is seen resting gracefully on a fresh green leaf.

hills · river

Panoramic Wilderness of Balpakram and Someshwari Aerial Symphony of River, Forest, and Hills Emerald Horizons Over Meghalaya’s Deep South 360 View of Balpakram’s Untouched Green Realm Someshwari’s Silver Path Through Verdant Valleys Meghala…

festival

Models walk the ramp at NorthEast Calling festival, wearing the outfits designed by Lovingood Saibo. Her collection is a combination of Assam textiles and Meghalaya (Khasi).

hills · temple

Located 27 kilometers from Jowai town in Nartiang, West Jaintia Hills, are the Nartiang Monoliths, Archaeological site in Nartiang, Meghalaya Address: H6F8+HFR, Nartiang Rd, Nartiāng, Meghalaya 793151 Monoliths exist throughout the length a…

village · hills

Driving through Meghalaya offers a striking blend of natural beauty and rural life. As vehicles move along gently winding hill roads, low-hanging clouds drift across the landscape, sometimes settling over lush green agricultural fields that…

river · hills

Janailar Waterfall in Meghalaya showcases a lush, green natural environment shaped by abundant rainfall and rugged terrain.

hills · forest

An aerial view from Jowai town in Meghalaya reveals an expansive stretch of dense green forests spread across rolling hills and a deep valley.

village · farmland

From above, this serene view of Meghalaya’s countryside reveals a beautiful contrast between village life and agricultural landscapes.

river · forest

The rain forest type profusion of greenery in India's north-east creates waterfalls, rivers and much needed fresh water.

An old Khasi woman cooks food for her family on a traditional chulha at a village in Meghalaya.

Meghalaya is a state in north-east India. The name means "the abode of clouds" in Sanskrit and other Indo-Iranian languages.

crafts · festival

The venue of a North East festival at Gymkhana Club on the second day, before the main crowds arrive.

river · village

An aerial view reveals the dramatic landscape of Khoh Ramhah Waterfall in Meghalaya, dominated by a giant conical rock formation, often described as a single stone or pillar rock, rising prominently from the surrounding terrain.

hills · aerial

Mawsawdong Falls in Meghalaya unfolds within a lush, hilly landscape marked by rolling green hills beneath a cloudy sky.

hills · river

Khoh Ramhah Waterfall in Meghalaya is set amid a vast, scenic landscape of lush green, forest-covered hills under an overcast sky. Dense vegetation blankets the mountain slopes, creating a rich tapestry of green tones.

hills · aerial

Aerial view of Laitlum village, Meghalaya, showcasing a lush, green, and dramatically hilly landscape captured from an elevated perspective.

industry · flowers

Birdwing butterflies are the largest of all Australian butterflies. The male Birdwing is brightly coloured with green, gold and black, and is smaller than the female.

festival

Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India - Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Chief Minister of Meghalaya Mukul Sangma, Shri T. R. Zeliang a politician from Nagaland People's Front party seen attending the North East Festival in New Delhi.