Mawphlang

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Tehsil Mawphlang, District East Khasi Hills (Shillong), Meghalaya, Bharat.

Mawphlang, located 25 km from Shillong, is popular for being home to Meghalaya's most renowned forest grove. Known as the Sacred Forest, it is revered by the local Jaintias and offers a glimpse into the history of the Khasis and their religious beliefs.

The Sacred Forest is largely a grove of Castanopsis kurzii trees. Considered as nature’s own museum, the trees seen here share space with epiphytic growths of aroids, pipers, fern-allies and orchids.

Botanists, naturalists and plant-lovers from all over the world are attracted to the Sacred Forest. The Forest is also known by different names such as Ki Law Adong (prohibited forest), Ki Law Shnong (village forest) and Ki Law Kynti (private forest).