Nohkalikai Falls - Wikipedia Nohkalikai Falls Nohkalikai Falls Nohkalikai Falls Location in India Location in India Show map of Meghalaya Show map of India Show all Location East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India Coordinates 25 ° 16 ′ 32 '' N 91 ° 41 ′ 13 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.275676 ° N 91.686971 ° E ﻿ / 25.275676 ; 91.686971 Coordinates : 25 ° 16 ′ 32 '' N 91 ° 41 ′ 13 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.275676 ° N 91.686971 ° E ﻿ / 25.275676 ; 91.686971 Type Plunge Elevation 4,065 ft ( 1,239 m ) Total height 1,115 ft ( 340 m ) Number of drops Longest drop 1,115 ft ( 340 m ) Total width 75 ft ( 23 m ) Average flow rate 100 cfs ( 2.8 m / s ) Nohkalikai Falls, 1854 Nohkalikai Falls is the tallest plunge waterfall in India. Its height is 1115 feet ( 340 metres ), making it as the highest waterfall in India. The waterfall is located near Cherrapunji, one of the wettest places on Earth. Nohkalikai Falls are fed by the rainwater collected on the summit of comparatively small plateau and decrease in power during the dry season in December - February. Below the falls there has formed a plunge pool with unusual green colored water. Nohkalikai Falls Contents 1 Etymology 2 The legend of Nohkalikai 3 See also 4 References Etymology The name of the falls in Khasi language meaning `` Jump of Ka Likai '' is linked to a legend about local women Likai who jumped off the cliff next to the falls. The legend of Nohkalikai According to legends, in a village called Rangjyrteh, upstream from Nohkalikai Falls, a woman named Likai resided but had to remarry after her husband died. Ka Likai ( Ka is the prefix given for the female gender in Khasi ) was left with her infant girl with no means of income. So she had to become a porter herself. Her work required her to leave her daughter unattended for long intervals but when she would be at home she would spend most of her time taking care of her infant. Ka Likai, who married a second time, could n't pay attention to her second husband. The jealous husband killed the infant and cooked her meat after throwing away her head and bones. When Ka Likai returned home, she saw nobody in the house but except for a meal that had been prepared. She wanted to go look for her daughter but she ate the meat as she was tired from work. Ka Likai usually had a betel leaf after her meals but she found a severed finger near the place where she usually cut betel nuts and betel leaves. Ka Likai realized what had happened in her absence and went mad with anger and grief and started running as she swung a hatchet in her hand. She ran off the edge of the plateau and the waterfall where she jumped from was named Nohkalikai Falls after her. See also List of waterfalls in India List of waterfalls in India by height References Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nohkalikai Falls. Jump up ^ `` Nohkalikai Falls ''. World Waterfall Database. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Nohkalikai Falls ''. World Waterfall Database. Retrieved 2007 - 12 - 18. Jump up ^ Gatis Pāvils ( 2010 - 08 - 28 ). `` Nohkalikai Falls ''. Wondermondo. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 29. Hydrography of Northeast India Rivers Bhogdoi Siang / Dihang / Brahmaputra Dhansiri Dihing Diphlu Feni Gumti Haora Iril Kaladan Kameng or Jia Bhoreli Karnaphuli Khowai Kolong Lohit Manas / Drangme Chhu Manu Mora Dhansiri Muhuri Myntdu Mora Diphlu Sankosh or Puna Tsang Chhu Simsang or Someshwari Surma Surma - Meghna River System Thega River Tirap Lakes Kamalasagar Loktak Umiam Lake Waterfalls Bishop Kynrem Langshiang Nohkalikai Nohsngithiang Vantawng Fluvial islands Majuli Hydrography of surrounding areas Bhutan Bengal Mizoram This article related to a location in the Indian state of Meghalaya is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This waterfall - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nohkalikai_Falls&oldid=788638779 '' Categories : East Khasi Hills district Waterfalls of Meghalaya Tourism in North East India Meghalaya geography stubs Waterfall stubs Talk Contents About Wikipedia भोजपुरी فارسی हिन्दी پنجابی తెలుగు Edit links This page was last edited on 2 July 2017, at 16 : 08. About Wikipedia

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