Mawsynram is a village in the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 56 kilometers from Shillong. Reportedly the wettest place on Earth, with an annual rainfall of 11.872 meters (about 39 feet). However, as there has been no met department office in the area and for all practical and statistical purposes, Cherrapunji has been the wettest place in the world. The Khasi Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi range in Meghalaya, India. ... Meghalaya (मेघालय in Devanāgarī) is a small state in north-eastern India. ... // Introduction Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya, one of the smaller states in India. ... In meteorology, precipitation is any kind of water that falls from the sky as part of the weather. ... Meghalaya Cherrapunji is a town in Meghalaya, India which is credited as being one of the worlds wettest places. ...

Oxford geographer Nick Middleton's book on people who live in extreme climates, Going to Extremes (ISBN 0330493841), chronicles his visit to the village, and describes how the inhabitants cope with such extreme precipitation. Nick Middleton is a physical geographer and supernumerary fellow of St Annes College, Oxford. ...

Natural landmarks

Located in Mawsynram is a cave named Mawjymbuin. Inside this cave is a massive stalagmite shaped into a Shivalinga. Also found here is loaf-shaped rocky dome with a nearly flat top among the hillocks. It is called Symper Rock. Linga worship (Estate of Cynthia and Harlen Welsh) Lingam or Linga (Sanskrit: Gender as in purusha-linga : Phallus) is used as a symbol for the worship of the Hindu God Shiva. ...