“Beauty puts a face on God. When we gaze at nature, at a loved one, at a work of art, our soul immediately recognizes and is drawn to the face of God.” The beauty of the Khasi Hills is no exception to this popular notion. When the majestic Umiam Lake stands on your way you are sure to feel the feeling of transcended emotions that is reflected from the cosmic pristine aquamarine expanse.

Khasi Hills with its magnificence welcomes you! The Festivals in Khasi Hills are bound to attract your attention because they are simply superb; colorful, effervescent, immaculate and deftly traditional. The water sport complex is another inspiration that draws the tourists to the resourceful Khasi Hills and cruise boats, paddle boats, speed boats, sailing boats and water scooters are some of the elegant ways of entertainment that Khasi Hills offers to the tourists.

Moreover the Lum Nehru Park is the delightful offset, with its Orchidales and Bird Sanctuary that gives children and adults a gala time! One can visit such places as Cherrapunji and Mawsinram which is the most notable sited for tourist attraction in Meghalaya. The former is renowned for the roaring waterfalls like the Nohsngithinang, the mighty Nohkalikai Falls which is the 4th largest in the world. Mawsinram is reputed or the naturally sloping Shivalinga and is the paradise for the tourists.

Description of the Festivals in Khasi Hills:
The main festivals in the Khasi Hills are the Nongkrem Dance which is specific to the Khasi religious sects and is celebrated with tremendous zeal and enthusiasm in Meghalaya. It is a religious fiesta and in Khasi Hills the name of the festival is Ka Pomblang Nongkrem. Another such carnival is the Shad Suk Mynsiem which is a thanks giving fiesta to the Almighty who has blessed the people of Meghalaya with such properties as beauty and elegance; it is also known as the Dance of the Joyful Heart and this impressive event in Meghalaya is also known as Ka Shad Suk Mynsiem.

Time for the celebration of the Festivals in Khasi Hills:
The best time to visit Meghalaya is November because most of the popular carnivals are held in that season and the religious festivals in Khasi Hills also falls in that quarter so if you plan for a trip to Meghalaya you must do so in the winter when the snow of the peaks is smeared with the colored of the grand carnivals of the tribal of the Khasi Hills.

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