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Diwali, the festival of lights is now really Diwali, the festival of fire-crackers and skyrocketing pollution levels.

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Life is one big fun fame! Traditional childrens' fun and games at festival time, in India's north-eastern town of Aizawl in the state of Mizoram. Chapchar Kut is celebrated by the local people of Mizoram in the month of March every year.

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Puanchei , the gorgeous dress of Mizo girls is a must during weddings and festivals such as `Chapchar Kut. Chapchar Kut is celebrated by the local people of Mizoram in the month of March every year.

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Girls and boys dancing Chhiehlam, in Mizoram, during the Chapchar Kut festival! Young people bonding with culture and dance. Chhiehlam is a dance that embodies the spirit of joy and exhilaration.

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Mizo children during the Chapchar Kut celebration squad in circle and plays their indigenous game. Chapchar Kut is celebrated by the local people of Mizoram in the month of March every year.

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Beautiful Mizo girls singing and dancing at the Chapchar Kut Festival Chapchar Kut is celebrated by the local people of Mizoram in the month of March every year.

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The bamboo dance sprang up in Mizoram in the earlier days of the pre-Christian era, which began in 1894 when two Baptist missionaries came to the then Lushai hills district under British India to proselytise the animist Mizos.

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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.

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Chapchar Kut is another festival celebrated during March after completion of their most arduous task of Jhum operation i.e., jungle-clearing (clearing of the remnants of burning).

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Bamboo dance preparations during the biggest festival of Mizoram! Chapchar Kut is another festival celebrated during March after completion of their most arduous task of Jhum operation i.e., jungle-clearing (clearing of the remnants of burn…

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Beautiful Mizo girls dressed in their traditional head gear called 'Vakiria' during the annual Spring Festival in Mizoram.

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People squad in circle cheering up the free style dancers performed by young Mizo youth during Chap char kut festival. Chapchar Kut is celebrated by the local people of Mizoram in the month of March every year.

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Mizo youth dancing 'Chhiehlam' accompanied by group singing and beating of the drum or clapping of hands at Chapchar Kut festival. Chhiehlam is a dance that embodies the spirit of joy and exhilaration.

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The Scavenger Project performing live at Chapchar Kut, 2012. The band is said to be a group of ace musical talent from Mizoram. Chapchar Kut is celebrated by the local people of Mizoram in the month of March every year.

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Young Mizos performing Cheraw / bamboo folk dance at the annual Anthurium Festival of Mizoram, India. Cheraw is a very old traditional dance of the Mizos.

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Students of ICFAI University Mizoram presenting a modern dance at Thalfavang Kut. The Thalfavang Kut Festival is considered as one of the most significant festivals in Mizoram.

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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.

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Showcasing best of adventurous sports like pole climbing, rifle shooting, Mizo indigenous games, community fishing, demonstration of rice pounding at Anthurium festival in Mizoram.

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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.

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Mizo singer Sangtei Khuptong performing during the launch of Aero Sports in Mizoram. Mizoram launches the Aero sports during the Thalfavang Kut festival. The Aero sports include paramotor, hot air balloon, paragliding ride.

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Mizo women showcase their ethnic dresses at the annual Anthurium Festival in India. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the state govt.

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Mizo youth smartly climbs up the pole during Pole climbing competition at Anthurium Festival in Mizoram. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the state govt.

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Sangtei Khuptong enthuses audience during Anthurium festival, Mizoram. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the state govt.