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Step into a real-life fairytale in Meghalaya! Discover the breathtaking Double Decker Living Root Bridge in Cherrapunji and experience the charm of Meghalaya’s hidden gems. A must-visit for ...
Living root bridges in Meghalaya's forests illustrate an exceptional blend of natural engineering and cultural tradition. Crafted by the Khasi and Jaintia tribes using Ficus elastica roots, these ...
Double Decker Root Bridge, Nongriat Near Cherrapunji, the famous living root bridge features two levels of intertwined roots, forming in 15 years. This is ideal for nature lovers!
They’re not the world’s tallest or longest bridges, but a string of humble river crossings sculpted from tree roots in India are engineering marvels that contain lessons for modern architects.
Meghalaya trying to secure UNESCO status for living root bridges: Sitharaman expresses support The proposal, backed by the state government and conservation experts, highlighted the ecological, ...
Locally known as Jingkieng Jri, Living Root Bridges (LRB) are Ficus -based rural connectivity and livelihood solutions within dense subtropical moist broadleaf forest eco-region of Meghalaya in the ...
A crowd of tourists walks across a 150-year-old living root bridge near Nohwet village, Meghalaya. This bridge is popular among tourists because it's easily accessible from the vehicular road.
This was no ordinary structure. It was a living root bridge—a marvel of bioengineering shaped by hand over decades, even centuries, using the aerial roots of the Ficus elastica tree.
One of these bridges is the Ummunoi root bridge, which is considered the oldest living bridge of its kind in the region, according to Indian Holiday Pvt. Ltd, a New Delhi-based travel agency.
Shillong: The department of arts and culture, Govt of Meghalaya, alongside Unesco, INTACH, and the Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA), conducted a workshop on the Living Root Bridges ...
A few months out How to get the shot: Yadav had never visited a living root bridge before embarking on this project, but he knew of this particular bridge near the village of Nohwet. With so many ...
The video shows Raja and Sonam on their honeymoon in Meghalaya. Dev Singh, the tourist, unknowingly recorded them near a living root bridge. Sonam and others are accused of plotting Raja's murder.