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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Meghalaya, India<br />
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Meghalaya]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = East Khasi Hills<br />
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'''Tyrna''' is a village in the [[East Khasi Hills district]] of [[Meghalaya]] State, in north-eastern [[India]].<!--<ref name=StateGovTour>{{Citation|title=Khasi Hills: The land of abundant wonders|url=http://www.megtourism.gov.in/dest-khasi.html|accessdate=2010-06-30}}</ref> It is perhaps best known for its two [[living root bridge]]s; one an impressive double-decker [[suspension bridge]] called Jingkieng Nongriat.<ref name=StateGovTour/> These are crafted by hand, as the [[Khasi people]] have done in the [[Khasi Hills]] for centuries, intertwining and weaving together the aerial roots of banyan trees on opposite sides of a stream-filled gorge.<ref name=StateGovTour/> Jingkieng Nongriat, better known simply as ''Double Decker,'' has been featured on international [[television]] programs such as the ''[[Human Planet]]'' series filmed in 2008 by [[BBC Wales]], and a documentary by Mr. Osamu Monden in June 2004 for [[Asahi TV]] in [[Japan]].<ref name=Cherrapunjee>{{cite web|url=http://www.cherrapunjee.com/index.php?mid=14&footer=true|title=''Cherrapunjee.com: Nature Treks and Walks''|publisher=Cherrapunjee Holiday Resort|accessdate=2010-06-30}}</ref> Near Nongriat, and visible from there during the rainy season as a magnificent cascade, is the waterfall of [[Ka Likai]].<ref name=Gordon>{{citation|title=The Khasis|||url=www.fullbooks.com/The-Khasis4.html }}</ref> check enclosed refs and delete with text if not useful; clipped from a nearby town--> A succession of stone steps connect the community with neighboring village of [[Nongriat]], just below the [[Cherrapunji]]-[[Laitkynsew]] bridle path.<ref name=Gurdon>{{citation|title=The Khasis|last1=Gurdon, I.A|first1=Major Philip Richard Thornhagh|last2=Lyall, K.C.S.I.|first2=Sir Charles |editor-last=Gurdon, I.A.|editor-first=Major Philip Richard Thornhagh | page=161| publisher= Macmillan Books|year=1914|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g3wkAAAAMAAJ&dq=nongriat&pg=PA161 }}</ref><br />
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