1860
General view of standing stones
photographed by Oscar Jean Baptiste Mallitte in the 1860s. A group of six men,
including three unidentified Europeans, are posed in the foreground. This area
is scattered with a number of ancient stone monuments erected in honour of
deceased ancestors. Situated in Meghalaya, ‘the land of the rain clouds’,
Shillong has often been referred to as ‘the Scotland of the east’ due to its
scenic rolling hills. Meghalaya is one of the wettest regions on earth; the
lush hills contain many waterfalls which are brought about by the Monsoon-laden
winds that come off the Bay of Bengal.
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