Ziro

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · farmland

Ziro is situated in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, 167 kms from the capital Itanagar. It can be reached via road from Guwahati or Dibrugarh towns in Assam.

Arunachal Pradesh·farmland · hills

Now is the harvesting season in the valley of Ziro and in Tajang village, the women are seen out in the fields and picking out the rice from the paddy crops. The Ziro valley which is known for its massive yield, is unique in a lot of ways.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · music

Apatani menfolk welcoming Dree festival through their folk song during Dree festival in Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh.

Arunachal Pradesh·hills

Apatani hunters giving a pose in front of a camera, Ziro - Arunachal Pradesh. Ziro is primarily home to the Apatanis -- simple, friendly and hospitable people with an interesting culture and legacy.

Arunachal Pradesh·music · festival

Lee Ronaldo, Steve Shelley and The Dust rocking the stage at the Music fest in Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh. They belong to the former band Sonic Youth. Sonic Youth was an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · music

Lee Ronaldo, Steve Shelley and The Dust rocking the stage at the Music fest in Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh. They belong to the former band Sonic Youth.

Arunachal Pradesh·hills · festival

Community bamboo cultivated around Ziro for use in village hut-building or when required for rapid re-construction by the community, in case of a fire.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · village

The Altar at the village of Hong gets a special preview at the The Heritage Tour during the Ziro Festival.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · hills

As the Heritage Tour goes from one village of Ziro to another, it is a beautiful drive through the rain and the sun in the splendid Ziro Valley of Arunachal Pradesh.

Arunachal Pradesh·music · festival

Camp Ziro, set up by Vagabond expeditions right near the concert venue at the Ziro Music Festival had people from all corners of the country.

Arunachal Pradesh·school · farmland

The bus leaves from Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya of Ziro to drop Numpi and her friends home. Going to school in Ziro valley, which is home to the progressive Apatani tribe, is the same as anywhere else in the world.

Arunachal Pradesh·hills · farmland

The modern yet traditionally maintained interiors of a homestay with traditional and ethnic handicrafts and decoratings.

Arunachal Pradesh·music · festival

Soundcheck by all girls band 'The Vinyl Records' underway at Ziro Festival of Music. The Vinyl Records is a Delhi based all girls band and their music is mostly Glam/Post punk rock.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · music

Coloured tents add new hues to the already colourful valley. Morning had people coming in and putting up their tents at CampZiro, the campsite on a hillock next to the Concert ground at Ziro Music Festival.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · farmland

The exorbitantly spectacular hues on the paddy fields near the Campsite at Ziro Music Festival can only reveal a part of the beauty of ZIro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · farmland

Flowers on one side and paddy fields on one and grasslands on another. It was a out of the world location for a music, nature and culture festival.

Arunachal Pradesh·music · festival

Frisky Pints Mizoram band rocking the stage at Ziro Music Festival, Arunachal Pradesh. Frisky Pints started when Joseph and Danny met in Camden Town, London in 2010.

Arunachal Pradesh·village · street food

Arunachali men clean pig, cut its stomach and pull out the intestines in Ziro village of Arunachal Pradesh. In Arunachal Pradesh,a large tribal population love pork meat cooked with wild mushrooms or bamboo shoot.

Arunachal Pradesh·school · farmland

The Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya of Ziro has classes from Lower Primary upto Class X.. Going to school in Ziro valley, which is home to the progressive Apatani tribe, is the same as anywhere else in the world.

Arunachal Pradesh·music · festival

Yesterdrive performs their massively popular single 'Hold On' at Ziro Music festival. Formed in the summer of 2012, Yesterdrive is an Indie/Alternative Rock Band based in New Delhi.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · hills

Apatani woman dances with full emotions paying tribute to the famous musician of Apatani community Late Leegang Tachang during Dree festival in Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. The Dree Festival is an Apatani agricultural rite.

Arunachal Pradesh·hills

Apatani tribesmen displaying hunting techniques at Ziro Music Festival ground. Ziro is primarily home to the Apatanis -- simple, friendly and hospitable people with an interesting culture and legacy.

Arunachal Pradesh·music

The Vinyl Records girls band from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh rocking at Ziro Music Fest. The Vinyl Records is an India-based All-girl Rock Band of four from North-East India that perform their gigs mostly in Indian metropolitan cities.