Hear the legend at
Dainthlen Falls in October
The falls where the serpent fell.
Quick answer. Post-monsoon. Rivers and falls still strong, skies clearing, the harvest festival period begins. For Dainthlen Falls specifically, October is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.
The essentials
- Legend
- The serpent U Thlen
- Type
- Broad plateau falls
- Month
- October, Meghalaya
- This month
- Post-monsoon.
Why October here
A broad Sohra-area fall tied to the legend of the serpent Thlen, with rock scars said to mark the killing.
Dainthlen is a broad, powerful fall on the Sohra plateau, best known through the Khasi legend of U Thlen, the man-eating serpent: the rock scars nearby are said to be where villagers finally killed it.
What to do
The serpent rocks
Scarred stone that the legend points to.
Pair it with
Dainthlen Falls in October, planned properly
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