Perfect Getaway To Experience The Monsoon In All Its Glory
Outlook Traveller|August 2021
As the country experiences rainfall across its length and breadth here is Team OT’s guide for the perfect getaway to experience the season in all its glory
Perfect Getaway To Experience The Monsoon In All Its Glory

If looking for an offbeat experience, attend the Ali aye Ligang festival of the missing tribe, which takes place in February every year

Majuli

Witness the vibrant culture, charismatic nature and warm hospitality here

FERRIES ARE THE ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION TO REACH MAJULI

Surrounded by the mighty Brahmaptura and its tributaries, Majuli is the world’s largest river island, in close proximity to the Jorhat district of Assam. Continuous floods and an earthquake three centuries ago led to the formation of this island. The island is culturally rich and home to various tribes such as Ahoms, Sonowal Kachori, Deories. During the monsoon season, the island becomes a birding haven. Migratory birds like sandpiper, falcon, pintail, dalmatian pelican can be spotted here, along with a variety of residential birds. For the lovers of horizon, sunsets at the seashore of Brahmaptura await to make the experience immemorable.

Majuli is also known for its mask making culture. Considered a sacred practice, it is now conducted only by the devotees of Chamogri satra

Mawsynram

A haven for the quintessential antiquarians, it is crowded with mystical caves and elaborate megaliths

BEST TIME TO VISIT IS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND NOVEMBER

Located in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, Mawsynram is the wettest place on Earth and is known for its huge formation of a stalagmite, emulating the shape of a ‘Shivling’.

Home to the 150 metre-long holy caves of the Khasis, the Mawsmai village makes an ideal site for cave explorers.

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