This page contains some information about the most beautiful places around the North East
Shungetser Lake (Madhuri Lake)
Surrounded by lush pine groves, the picture postcard Shungetser Lake in
Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district was the perfect location for Bollywood diva
Madhuri Dixit to sing Tanhai tanhai tanhai...dono ko paas le ayee ... in
Rakesh Roshan's Koyla .
The first Bollywood movie to be shot in pristine Arunachal attracted
droves of tourists to Shungetser, a sacred lake for the Buddhist Monpa tribe of
Tawang.
However, after the film's shooting in 1996, the lake lost its original
name. The notorious tour guides sold it to the tourists as Madhuri Lake, after
the filmstar.
The etymology of Shungetser is neatly described on a signboard near the lake. It says Shungetser comes from Jang Nga Tseir — Jang Nga means valley and Tseir is grazing ground.
Land records say the lake was created by a flash flood following the 1950 earthquake in the region. But, many come here to see Madhuri Lake.
Some pictures of Madhuri Lake...
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Cherrapunjee-Place of highest Rain fall in the World
High above misty valleys and foaming rivers, ensconced in
swirling clouds and perched on an escarpment, lies Cherrapunji (4,500 feet).
This is a stunning location and the year-round rain earned Cherrapunji coveted
entry long ago into the Guinness Book of World Records as the wettest place on
earth, the place where the rainfall can be recorded in feet rather than in
millimeters.
Today, climatic changes have edged Cherrapunji out of the
topmost 'wet' slot, but it still retains its pristine beauty, its unusual
facets, the perpetual clouds, and the perpetual mists…. Appropriately,
Cherrapunji lies in the heart of the State of Meghalaya-the abode of clouds.
BEST TIME TO VISIT CHERRAPUNJI
Cherrapunji is perhaps the only place in India, which has just
one season: the monsoon. The rainfall varies from heavy to medium to light, but
there is no month without rain. Another surprising fact about Cherrapunji is
that it rains mostly at night. Day-to-day activity is not really disrupted by
the rain.
As in days gone by, the faces of Cherrapunji change not with the
seasons, but with the pattern of rainfall. The heaviest downpours span
approximately five long months-from May until September. The clouds then are
dark and menacing, full blown with rain, which descends earthwards with the
stinging force of a whiplash.
Throughout these months, Cherrapunji is transformed into a sea
of tiny, gushing rivulets. The raindrops beat incessantly on rooftops and
treetops creating a compelling tattoo of awesome sounds, which cannot be
savored anywhere else but in the Northeastern states. These are also the
'record-making' months, which contribute to records such as the stunning 22,987
mm of rainfall in 1861. The annual average rainfall of Cherrapunji stands today
at 10,871 millimeters. Barely 10 km from Cherrapunji stands the village of
Mawsynram, which has snatched away the heaviest rainfall record, with 12,163
millimeters of rainfall.
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