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Village Life Experience : Where Bridges, Food and Culture Grow Together
Live Among the Root Architects of Rangthylliang
In Rangthylliang, life moves with the rhythm of the forest.
Here, you are welcomed not as a tourist, but as a temporary member of a community where
people live in deep connection with nature — guiding living roots into bridges, harvesting from the land, and sharing what they grow with open hands and hearts.
Walk with Those Who Shape the Living Bridges
- Accompany a Khasi root-bridge architect as they tend to bridges that are alive and growing.
- Watch how young roots are gently trained over bamboo scaffolds, slowly becoming strong,
self-supporting structures. - Stand quietly amid a mist-laced forest, where roots and human hands shape architecture that
breathes. - Observe the real-time growth of bridges, see how they are cared for season after season, and
listen to stories told by those who have lived beside them all their lives
Experience Harvest, Cook, and Share
“When you eat with us, you eat what the forest gives us — and what our ancestors taught us to make from it.”
In Rangthylliang, food is not just nourishment; it is memory, culture, and celebration. Depending on the season, you may join the villagers during fruit and vegetable harvests,
helping to gather:
- Wild mushrooms, forest greens and medicinal herbs.
- Jackfruit, plums, bayberries and other indigenous fruits.
- Seasonal vegetables from home gardens and forest edges.
Then, step into the kitchen hearths of local homes, where you'll:
- Learn to cook traditional Khasi meals like Ja Song.
- Use local herbs and spices known for their healing properties.
- Eat together from banana leaf parcels, sitting on woven mats, surrounded by laughter and conversation.
Everyday Life, Shared Simply
During your stay, you'll take part in the natural flow of village life:
- Wake with the sunrise to the sound of birds and forest wind.
- Walk with locals to collect firewood or tend to kitchen gardens.
- Sit with elders as they tell stories of rivers, bridges, and spirits.
- Weave, sing, and rest in the shade of ancient trees.
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