Ka Lei Synshar — Khasi clan-mother

Niam Khasi / Khasi - Location: Nongkrem (Smit), East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya (25.45°N, 91.8833°E) The Nongkrem Clan of the Khasi matrilineal society venerates Ka Lei Synshar as the founding-mother of the clan. Her shrine at Smit village hosts the annual Ka Pomblang Nongkrem (October) — a 5-day festival where virgin girls dance the Ka Shad Kynthei and young men dance the Ka Shad Mastieh. The reigning Khasi king (Syiem) leads the goat-sacrifice. This is a rare surviving Khas