Living Root Bridge | Rivai Living Root Bridge | Meghalaya

Also known as Jingmaham Living Root Bridge, this single decker bridge in Riwai is a 300 years old manmade bridge built across a stream by intertwining the aerial roots of Rubber trees around a Betel tree trunk. The roots keep growing out and entwining the trunk and the bridge is elongated to the desired destination taking about 10-15 years to completion. The roots thicken over time and the bridge is further strengthened with stones, sticks, leaves, bamboos and other items serving the purpose for hundreds of years. This is the only means for the villagers to cross the streams to reach the other side.

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Lovely ❤

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Beautiful

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Very well covered ...felt we were there

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Thanks Sarita and Shyam. Hoe u have watched my other videos of our NE India Trip. Some more videos are in making.