Top 3 festivals you must experience while visiting Meghalaya

Meghalaya being a culturally diverse state in itself, its essence can be witnessed among the different festivals celebrated across the state.

The top 3 festivals recommended by Shillong Chill's Travels that you need to experience while visiting Meghalaya.

Cherry Blossom Festival

Cherry blossom festival is one of the most loved and celebrated  festivals attracting tourist all over the country. From the eye catching performances perform by both local and international artist,  festival goers can also witness the different competitions and can experience the amazing local food at the food stalls.

Nongkrem Dance Festival

Nongkrem dance festival  generally celebrated in the month of November at Smit  is a local religious festival  where unmarried girls along with males  in their exotic costumes would usually perform to appease all the powerful Goddess Ka Blei Synshar for a rich harvest and prosperity of the people.

Behdienkhlam Festival

Another festival is  the Behdienkhlam festival , the most important festivals of the Jaintias celebrated annually in the month of July performed only by men while the women offers sacrificial foods to the spirit of the fore fathers. It is  festival,an invocation to God seeking his blessings for a good harvest.

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