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Mawphlang Sacred Grove (Law Kyntang)
Mawphlang, Khasi Hills, Meghalaya
India
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Regional cluster
- Location
- Mawphlang, Khasi Hills, Meghalaya
- Coordinates
- ~25.45°N 91.74°E
- Size
- ~75–80 ha (one of the best-known Khasi groves)
- Age / Founded
- Ancient (Khasi tradition; living megalithic culture)
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Labasa / Khasi tutelary deity; Khasi indigenous religion
- Community & Guardians
- Khasi (matrilineal indigenous tribe)
- Vernacular name
- Law Kyntang / Law Lyngdoh
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Deity worship; megalithic monuments; nothing may be removed from grove
Plant species
Dense primary forest (megaliths within); rich lichen/bryophyte diversity
Biome & fauna
Meghalaya subtropical montane broadleaf forest
Threats & protection
Community/taboo-protected; cultural heritage
Source
Lyngdoh N. 2020, Heritage: J. Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology 8.2:920-940