These beautiful pictures have been sent by @the_shutter_bug07 😃😃 Thank you!
He says about the river: "Ngi shait ong ka Phot. Ka dei ka wah ba wan na Mawsynram, na Nohkalikai, Daiñthlen…lai pateng khohsiew. Ka iaid lyngba ka shnong Nongriat bad ka poi ha kjat Nongwar bad ka leit mih sha Shella."
"We call the river Phot. It comes from Mawsynram village, from Nohkalikai and Daiñthlen falls…It passes through the village of Nongriat and then Nongwar and finally flows to Shella."
"Wah" is the usual name for a river or a stream.
"Wahbah" is a large river.
"Wahkaba" is a roaring and raging river which flows rapidly during the summer in Sohra.
"Wahduid" is a streamlet or a rivulet.
"Wahrupa" is a river whose water shines and shimmers like silver in the sunlight.
In fact, a part of the Umngot river in Meghalaya is called "rupa tylli" as it is likened to a broad, flat silver necklace work by Khasi women.
Our rivers are so many, so beautiful and so precious. Yet in Shillong, the most well known "Ka Wah Umkhrah" is perhaps a dying river. We made a hue and cry about the trees being cut but what will we do about our rivers in and around Shillong city? 🏞️🏞️