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In India the heaviest rainfall is experienced in

  1. Mawsynram

  2. Manali

  3. Mandi

  4. Srinagar
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Explanation

Mawsynram in Meghalaya holds the Guinness World Record for highest average annual rainfall (11,871 mm). It's located on the Khasi Hills where moist Bay of Bengal monsoon winds are forced upward, causing extreme orographic rainfall. Cherrapunji nearby is also famous but Mawsynram averages higher rainfall.

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