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LIVING ROOT BRIDGES

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Meghalaya’s double-decker and single-decker root bridges are known to be unique in the world. The bridges are tangles of massive thick roots, which have been intermingled to form a bridge that can hold several people at a time. Khasi people have been trained to grow these bridges across the raised banks of streams to form a solid bridge, made from roots. The living bridges are made from the roots of the Ficus elastica tree, which produces a series of secondary roots to form bridges.

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The root bridges, some of which are over a hundred feet long, take ten to fifteen years to become fully functional, but they’re extraordinarily strong – strong enough that some of them can support the weight of fifty or more people at a time. These bridges are alive and still growing and gain strength over time. A visit to Cherrapujee demands that you take this

BEST TIME TO VISIT CHERRAPUNJI

The average minimum and maximum temperature of Cherrapunji is as given below. The best time to visit Cherrapunji is also specified.

MONTH BEST TIME MIN. TEMP (°C)MAX. TEMP (°C)
JanuaryBest time813
FebruaryBest time613
MarchBest time1014
AprilBest time1010
MayBest time1013
June1316
July1215
August1216
SeptemberBest time914
OctoberBest time1316
NovemberBest time1316
DecemberBest time813
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