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waterfall13 min from Cherrapunji

Nohsngithiang Falls, Cherrapunji — the Seven Sisters waterfall

Nohsngithiang Falls, also called the Seven Sisters or Mawsmai Falls, a seven-segmented waterfall of 315 m near Cherrapunji that runs only in the rainy season.

What it is

Nohsngithiang Falls, called the Seven Sisters and Mawsmai Falls too, is a seven-segment waterfall near Cherrapunji. Wikipedia says it falls from about 315 m and averages 70 m wide, and puts it about 1 km south of Mawsmai village.

Photos: Arindambasu2 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · R4robin (CC BY-SA 4.0) — via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

When it runs

The falls plunge over the limestone cliffs of the Khasi Hills only in the rainy season. At their fullest the seven segments run most of the length of the cliff, and Wikipedia says the setting sun lights them in vivid colours.

Getting there

By road south of Cherrapunji to a viewpoint near Mawsmai; our measured road time is in the quick facts. We have no verified viewpoint rules, fees or timings.

Combine it with

Nohkalikai Falls is on the other side of the town, and the one-day plan takes both. Read things to do in Cherrapunji and how to reach Cherrapunji.

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Questions people ask

What are the Nohsngithiang Falls?

A waterfall in seven segments, known as the Seven Sisters and as Mawsmai Falls, about 1 km south of Mawsmai village near Cherrapunji. Wikipedia gives a height of 315 metres and an average width of 70 metres, making it one of the tallest in India. The segments stretch along the cliff in full flow.

When do the Seven Sisters Falls flow?

Only in the rainy season. Wikipedia says the water plunges over the limestone cliffs of the Khasi Hills only then, and that the setting sun lights the falls in vivid colours. In the dry months the cliff can be nearly bare, so go in or just after the monsoon.

Where are the Seven Sisters Falls?

About 1 km south of Mawsmai village, in the East Khasi Hills, south of Cherrapunji; our measured road time from the town is in the quick facts above. Wikipedia lists several waterfalls in the area, including Nohkalikai and Dain Thlen. We have no verified viewpoint rules, fees or timings, so ask locally.