by _resortholidaycherra | Sep 18, 2019 | Legends
The Legend of the Sun and the Moon As we have seen earlier, Ka Sngi (the Sun) and U Bnai were eldest daughter and only son of Ka Ramew (the Earth) and U Basa. The Sun (Ka Sngi), who was older than her only brother, U Bnai had helped her parents tend him as a baby boy... by _resortholidaycherra | Sep 18, 2019 | Legends
The Legend of the ‘Forbidden Tree’ An interesting story about the celestial origin of the Khasis and the dramatic topography of the region unfolds like this. At the beginning of Creation, Mother Earth (Ramew) and her husband Basa started feeling lonely in... by _resortholidaycherra | Sep 18, 2019 | Legends
The Legend of Nohkalikai In village Rangjyrteh upstream from Nohkalikai falls lived a woman called Likai. Ka Likai’s (The prefix of ‘ka’ identifies the feminine gender.) husband was a porter who made his livelihood carrying loads of iron to Sylhet.... by _resortholidaycherra | Sep 18, 2019 | Legends
The Legend of Daiñthlen At Daiñthlen, the river spreads out and plunges into a narrow, jungly gorge. ‘Thlen’ a gigantic serpent, perhaps a python, lived in a cave nearby. The thlen used to ambush people on their way to market. It had a strange habit of... by _resortholidaycherra | Sep 18, 2019 | Legends main
The Legends Our Khasi Hills have their share of legends, which have been passed on from one generation to another through word of mouth. Some of them had been recorded by the early missionaries and by British Civil Servants who had served in the Hills after the Hills...
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