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A library implies an act of faith Which generations still in darkness hid Sign in their night, in witness of the dawn.
—Victor Hugo
Living root bridges (photo by Arshiya Urveeja Bose)
In the Indian state of Meghalaya, the Khasi and Jaiñtia peoples live in areas that experience some of the highest rainfall in the world. During the monsoon season, floods often make traveling between villages impossible. As a result, the ancient tradition of constructing living root bridges emerged. These bridges, like the double living root bridge in East Khasi shown here, are created by guiding and growing tree roots through bamboo, palm trunks, ...
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