Did you know that Nohkalikai Falls in Meghalaya’s Cherrapunji is the tallest plunge waterfall in India?
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But there is a tragic legend associated with this real beauty
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It is believed that there was a widow and her infant who used to live near the waterfall
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It is believed that there was a widow and her infant who used to live near the waterfall
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Being a single mother, Likai found it difficult to make ends meet and take care of her child
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So she decided to remarry. However, things did not go as imagined
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The husband used to be jealous since Likai was always busy taking care of her child
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And with this jealous rage, he ended up killing the infant and proceeded to cook the dead body
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That day when Likai returned from work, she was very tired and found the cooked food and ate it up only to realise that she consumed her own child
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Overcome with unspeakable grief she ran towards the edge of the cliff and plunged to her death
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