MAWPHALANG SACRED GROVE

Have you believed that a place like the whole forest is worshipped in India . Yes India has lot of cultural beliefs so a forest can be worshipped too . 

As of now due to COVID-19 alerts I am unable to travel to any new destinations and the best part was to write up the this small piece about the amazing place i visited during my small trip to Shillong .

Mawphalang Village is situated around 25-27kms away from Shillong Town. One can travel by a hired taxi or a two wheeler and reach the place within a hour .

One has to take a compulsory guide for the small trek inside the forest as it is considered very sacred by the locals (Khasi Tribes ) and believes there is deity protecting the mother nature and them .

The sacred-groves which have been preserved since time immemorial, are in sharp contrast to their surrounding grasslands. These groves are generally rimmed by a dense growth of Castanopsis kurzii trees, forming a protective hedge which halts intrusion of Pinus kasia (Khasi pine) which dominates all areas outside the sacred groves. Inside the outer rim, the sacred groves are virtually Nature's Own Museum. The heavily covered grounds have a thick cushion of humus accumulated over the centuries. The trees in every sacred groveare heavily loaded with epiphytic growth of aroids, pipers, ferns, fern-allies and orchids. The humus-covered grounds likewise harbour myriad varieties of plant life, many of which are found nowhere else.

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