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Khiamniungan naga tribe performing a folk dance at the Hiornbill Fest. The Khiamniungan as a distinct tribal group occupies the easternmost part of India and northwestern part of Myanmar. In india, they are found in Tuensang district of Nagaland state. They are linked linguistically as well as culturally to the Tibeto-Burman. The origin of the remain shrouded in mystery. There is no written record of the origin of the Khiamniungans. According to popular myth, the early ancestors of Khiamniungan are said to have emerged in a place called KHIAMNIUNGAN, meaning, SOURCE OF GREAT WATERS. Nagaland, 'The Land of Festivals' and the warm Naga people, lies in the North Eastern part of India. Historically, the Nagas are known as headhunters and have always been brave warriors. Sometimes Nagaland is a