(1) Mawsynram is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in northeastern India, 65 kilometres from Shillong. It is reportedly the wettest place on Earth,with an average annual rainfall of 11,872 millimetres(467.4 in). Famous for the gigantic formation of stalagmite,which resembles the shape of a ‘Shivalinga’. Subtropical highland climate and the monsoon season are lengthy.