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Detailed explanation-1: -Your Meghalaya waterfall exploration is not complete without a visit to the Elephant Falls, located on the outskirts of the state capital, Shillong.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Elephant Falls are a two-tier waterfall in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. The mountain stream descends through two successive falls set in dells of fern-covered rocks.

Detailed explanation-3: -Elephant Falls is a popular tourist spot in the state of Meghalaya, India. The waterfall has also been known as the Queen of Shillong Lakes because of its beauty and size. It is situated near the town centre, close to the banks of the Rangit River.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is a tourists’ paradise with three layers of the falls accessible to the layman from different vantage points. The Britishers named this fall so owing to the presence of an elephant-shaped rock on one side of the fall. However, the stone disintegrated and was washed away due to an earthquake in 1897.

Detailed explanation-5: -The local name of the elephant falls is ‘Ka Kshaid Lai Pateng Khohsiew’, meaning ‘The Three Step Waterfalls’, as the falls consist of three amazing falls in the sequence. The first of which is tucked between the intense trees which are very thick and wide.