Pics - Assam/Meghalya

Assam and Meghalya are absolutely beautiful. And traveling out, by myself, was exactly what I needed. I left early in the morning Saturday from Guwahati, by a shared SUMO... was quite an adventure... Packed in and hanging halfway out the window - I thoroughly enjoyed the 4 hour drive to Meghalaya with the dust, rain and sun in my face - I didn't say a single word - I just absorbed whatever came my way....



SUMO resting!



Market scene!



Cherrapunjee...beautiful! Khasi land!




On the way to Khasi land!



Khasi life!
The Khasi are a tribe in Meghalaya, India and in parts of Bangladesh, who call themselves Hynniew trep (which means "the seven huts" in the Khasi language). Their language is also called Khasi, which was mostly oral until the arrival of the Welsh missionary Thomas Jones, who transcribed the Khasi language into the Roman Script. They comprise almost fifty percent of the population of Meghalaya, the remainder of whom are mostly Garo. Most Khasi are Presbyterian, Anglican, Roman Catholic, or followers of the original Khasi religion Ka Niam Tynrai, although there is a tiny Unitarian presence, as well. Some Khasi reside in the hilly areas of Sylhet, Bangladesh. The Khasi tribes are usually dependent upon jhoom cultivation in which the vegetation is left to grow totally under the care of nature. In Bangladesh, one of the main products produced by the Khasi using jhoom cultivation is betel leaf.





Stuck in the cave!!







Sacrifice at Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati!!

I made my wat back to Assam Sunday morning by the same transportation... Right now I don't feel like writing much about my trip... I guess I'm just not in the mood to share much... It was a trip for me - by me - just me....

Hope you like the pics!!!