Elephant Water Fall I A beautiful Water fall I Shillong I Meghalaya

The Elephant Falls are a two-tier waterfall in Shillong, Meghalaya.The mountain stream descends through two successive falls set in dells of fern-covered rocks.The original Khasi name for the falls is Ka Kshaid Lai Pateng Khohsiew, which translates to "the three - step waterfall". This name is still used locally. However the modern name is explained by a signboard near the waterfall. The name originated in the British era when the Englishmen spotted a giant rock that looked like an elephant near the fall. This rock was destroyed in the 1897 due to an earthquake. Elephant Falls is situated at the outskirts of the main city of Shillong in the East Khasi Hills District, Upper Shillong. It is almost 12 km away from the Shillong city. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My instagram-  / nr_the_traveller   My Facebook page-  / nr-the-traveller-105029558200089