
Maun Mela fishing festival and traffic near twin bridges in Uttarakhand
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Maun Mela, a traditional community fishing festival held along the Aglar River in the Tehri Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India.
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Tetseo Sisters pose for camera as fans surround the Sisters band for picture. Tetseo Sisters is one of the most popular female bands from Nagaland. With over 7000 fans on Facebook and hundreds of live shows. They sing "Li" in the Chokri dialect of the Chakhesang Naga tribe of Nagaland and their songs are often accompanied by the age old Naga one stringed instrument, the "Tati/Heka Libuh". The Tetseo Sisters Mütsevelü (Mercy), Azine (Azi), Kuvelü (Kuku) and Alüne (Lulu) live in Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, and belong to the Chakhesang Naga tribe, one of the major Naga tribes. They sing in Chokri, the dialect of the region around Phek. From early days, their parents acquainted the girls with Li, the traditional songs of their home region. They first performed as a group in 1994 and have
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