Mizoram

music · dance

Mizo singer Lalrindiki Khiangte performing at Chapchar Kut 2014. Chapchar Kut is one of the oldest festivals of Mizoram and has a great cultural significance. It is an annual harvest festival celebrated in the month of March for a week.

music · dance

Mizo youth dancing 'Chhiehlam' accompanied by group singing and sound produced by beating of the drum or clapping of hands at Chapchar Kut festival. Viewer Emily Thang writes: "This dance is like bird mating kinda dance.

music · festival

Chapchar Kut is celebrated by the local people of Mizoram in the month of March every year. During the seven whole days of Chapchar Kut the Mizoram people engross themselves into an infinite aura of mirth and merriment.

festival · music

Fashion show taking place during the Chapchar Kut Festival were traditional and ethnic wears were displayed by models. Chapchar kut festival is celebrated in a grand way in Aizwal - Mizoram.

dance · festival

Mizo children demonstrate 'Pawnto', indigenous games played by Mizo children during ChapChar Kut Festival in Mizoram.

dance · festival

Government Bible Middle School, Mizoram demonstrating 'Pawnto', indigenous games played by Mizo children during ChapChar Kut Festival in Mizoram. They are showcasing an interesting game of 'Crawling a tunnel'.

temple · architecture

Church members feasting together at church premises during Christmas celebration in Mizoram. The majority (87%) of Mizos are Christian in various denominations, predominantly Presbyterian.

music

Mizo singer Zomuanpuii sings out during 'Zo Lunglen Zan' - Concert for relief fund in Mizoram.

Village foundry at work: a Mizo man makes aluminium utensils in Mizoram, melting and forming utensils for sale in the local market.

dance · ceremony

An impressive Solakia dance during Anthurium festival in Mizoram, Northeast state of India. A Beautiful performance by boys and girls of Mizoram, the unique warrior dance without song but they dance with the beat of the drums, gongs and cym…

dance · festival

Maruni dance of the Nepalese performed during Anthurium festival in Mizoram. Maruni is a Nepali Dance of Western and Eastern Nepal, Sikkim and Darjeeling.

hills · village

There was once a typical Mizo village with lush greeneries all around, in a prominent mountain called Reiek Tlang on which Reiek village is located.

festival · crafts

Models display vibrant outfits designed by Mizo designers during anthurium festival in Mizoram. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the state govt.

festival · village

The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the State govt. of Mizoram with an aim to promote tourism in the state and also encourage Anthurium cultivation in Mizoram.

festival · farmland

Mizo musical group performs during Thalfavang Kut Festival in Mizoram. Thalfavang Kut festival is considered as one of the most significant festivals in Mizoram.

sport

A Mizo tribal sport competition in progress in North East India. In this sport, one leg of each of the two participants is tied to a single rope and the participants try to pull their opponent up to the line marked on the ground.

farmland · festival

Mizo singer performs during Thalfavang Kut in Mizoram. Thalfavang Kut festival is considered as one of the most significant festivals in Mizoram.

festival · crafts

Mizo singer faces audio malfunction while performing at Anthurium festival in Mizoram. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the state govt.

music · festival

Mizo singer Lalthanpui sings folk song during Anthurium festival in Mizoram. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the state govt.

festival · music

Mizo singer performing a folk song at the Anthurium festival at Reiek village in Mizoram. Crowd join in and start dancing Chhiehlam. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the state govt.

festival · crafts

The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the state govt. of Mizoram with the aim to promote tourism in the state and also encourage Anthurium cultivation in Mizoram.

dance · farmland

Group dance performed on a gospel song by Mizo youth during the Thalfavang Kut, Aizwal - Mizoram. Thalfavang Kut festival is considered as one of the most significant festivals in Mizoram.