Arunachal Pradesh

politics · hills

Here is our little paean to our favourite Indian state! A place where no one locks their homes, oranges are sold in the market without a price and you pay whatever you feel the farmer deserves to get for them.

festival · river

The Siang River Festival of Arunachal Pradesh is one of the major festival of the state which aims at projecting the Siang river as a symbol of integrity and communal harmony. It is usually celebrated in the month of December.

dance

Folk dancers of Arunachal perform Nyishi dance during the World Tourism Day celebration at Arunachal University in Namsai. Nyishi stands for ‘Human Being’.

The haunting voice of the shaman carries across the house as he conducts a jhara, in the animist religious tradition of Arunachal Pradesh. Aamrahseh pooja in Roing, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

bazaar · politics

Local vegetable market in Arunachal pradesh. Note that the Apatani women in the market have cane nose blocks in their noses! Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast.

Arunachal Pradesh·politics

Along with the rest of the world, the World Tourism Day is celebrated across Arunachal Pradesh in a befitting manner.

hills · river

Aerial journey over Menchuka Valley in the West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh in India's Northeast.

festival · hills

The soundcheck started early on the first day of the Ziro Music Festival, pulling in the eagerly waiting crowd to check out the stage as well as the stalls.

Arunachal Pradesh·river

West Kameng is a district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. It accounts for 8.86% of the total area of the state.

forest · hills

Nagaland is a state in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south.

Arunachal Pradesh·dance

The Ponung Dance of Arunachal Pradesh marks the rich cultural pattern of the state. The Adi tribe in Arunachal Pradesh is known for their rich cultural heritage. Their distinct dance forms such as the ponung make them diverse.

forest

Now wouldn't that call make just the perfect mobile ring tone? In the jungles of Arunachal Pradesh's Mehao national park, Wilderness Films India sent a team to film the Hoolock Gibbon in its natural habitat.

Arunachal Pradesh·forest

Arunachal Pradesh is India's north-eastern most state and a tourism jewel in the rough. While the inner line permit and difficulty of access make visitation a somewhat tedious affair, once there, the domestic or international traveller is t…

street food

The process of cooking pork meat using a hollow cross-section of forest bamboo in north-east India's Arunachal Pradesh.

farmland

Women working in the paddy fields, beating paddy to separate the grain from the chaff and husk and carefully sifting the grain with the help of flat round trays woven from bamboo. Arunachal Pradesh is one of the 28 states of India.

Arunachal Pradesh·music

An Arunachali flute player entertains tourist at village in Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh is a thinly populated hilly tract lying on the north-east extremity of India comprising roughly 83,573 square kilometers.

festival · ceremony

The Indian calendar is one long procession of festivals. One such is a Dree festival of the Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh.

Hoolocks belong to the family of Gibbons, and the Hoolock in particular has very human qualities. Seen here in north-east India's state of Arunachal Pradesh.

hills

Cute Idu mishmi kids wear their traditional dress in Arunachal Pradesh. The IDU-MISHMI is a major sub-tribe of Mishmi group. Their brethren tribes are namely the DIGARU-MISHMI (TARAONS) and the MIJU-MISHMI (KAMANS).

festival

If you are non vegetarian and fond of pork then you should visit Arunachal Pradesh during Reh festival. They sacrifice lots of pork and roast them for eating.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival

The Reh festival is an important festival of Idu Mishmi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh which is celebrated in the month of January/February every year.

Overview of Itanagar town. You can see hoarding and boards of Oppo camera phone, Nikon, P.K. Commercial etc. ATM of Bank of Baroda is also located in the heart of town, one can withdraw cash anywhere.

farmland

Oranges are cultivated in large number in the North Eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. This orange orchard is on the hill top of Yazali village in Arunachal Pradesh.