Arunachal Pradesh

festival · river

Arunachali people wait for the chief guest Governor General( Retd.) J.J. Singh for the Reh festival. The Reh Festival is celebrated every year by Idu Mishmi community to maintain peace and prosperity.

festival

The Adi tribe organizes the 200-year-old “Bat Killing” festival in Arunachal. Like the previous years, hundreds of men, women and children of the community swarm into a natural cave, with bamboo poles and kill over a thousand bats as part o…

Arunachal Pradesh·festival

Thousands feast on Bat meat on occasion of Bat Killing Festival in Arunachal. The Adi tribe organizes the 200-year-old “Bat Killing” festival in Arunachal.

dance · music

Tribal women of Arunachal Pradesh perform a folk dance to the beat of drums and Manjira at night. They wear traditional dresses while dancing. See young men join them in white Kurtas.

Women work for hours in the field threshing and winnowing the grain from the husk. Arunachal Pradesh is one of the 28 states of India.

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 · hills

The Adi, or Bokar Lhoba people is a major collective tribe living in the Himalayan hills of Arunachal Pradesh, and they are found in the temperate and sub-tropical regions within the districts of East Siang, Upper Siang, West Siang and Lowe…

forest

When it comes to balancing the needs of people and the environment, the former always wins in the form of development. People want better healthcare for which they need access to bigger towns, for which they needs roads.

forest · monsoon

Aerial shots of the amazing and massive rain forest cover of Yingkiong, in Arunachal Pradesh. What a canopy of rain forest trees! This incredible green cover may be a result of the heavy rainfall that strikes every year.

festival · ceremony

Apatani women perform on 'Blessing new-born child' during Dree Festival in Zero Village, Arunachal Pradesh. The Dree Festival is an Apatani agricultural rite.

Arunachal Pradesh·river

Traditional bamboo trap fishing in the Simang river, a tributary to Siang river near Boleng town in Arunachal Pradesh. A fisherman looks into baskets which he kept earlier to catch fish. These baskets are made up of bamboo sticks.

village · forest

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street food

Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. Pork is being cooked in a bamboo lit fire in Arunachal Pradesh.

farmland · river

A viewer tells us that this is close to Boleng town, and the paddy field area is called Moma. Step farming rice fields on the bank of Simang river, a tributary to Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh.

river · music

Local singers performing Apatani song at Panyor River Festival at Yazali village in Arunachal Pradesh, India.

river · festival

Local artists from Itanagar performs during the Panyor River Festival at Yazali village, Lower Subansiri - Arunachal Pradesh. The festival gave a platform to local artists and dancers.

Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India. Located in northeast India, Arunachal Pradesh borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east and the People's Repub…

Arunachal Pradesh·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.

festival · dance

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.

Markets of Bomdila in Arunachal Pradesh are a bit different from the rest of India. Street side vendors sell everything from lentils, Kiwi fruit, utensils to handicraft bags.

river · lake

Flying over the Mechuka Lake in Arunachal Pradesh. It is a natural lake situated at high altitude with scenic surroundings.

Arunachal Pradesh·river

Powerful streams of the Lohit river bathe the mythical Parshuram Kund. Nestled in the lower reaches of the Lohit River, Parshuram Kund is a sacred place in Arunachal Pradesh.