village

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · village

At the Ziro Festival of Music, an Apatani heritage tour was organised by NgunuZiro for the travellers from outside to have a peek into the Apatani history and origins and their way of life.

Arunachal Pradesh·farmland · hills

Tajang village, which is one of the new settlements in Ziro has traditional roots and yet a modern look to it. Modern houses can be now seen in the traditionally tribal villages of Ziro Valley.

Arunachal Pradesh·hills · farmland

The huts of the village adjoining the bamboo grove which is very typical of Apatani villages in the Ziro valley. Modern houses can be now seen in the traditionally tribal villages of Ziro Valley.

Arunachal Pradesh·farmland · hills

Modern houses can be now seen in the traditionally tribal villages of Ziro Valley. Apatanis make traditionally houses out of bamboo, which are slightly raised on a platform.

Arunachal Pradesh·farmland · village

The Babo is a pole like structure typical of Apatanis of Ziro, which along with the Lapang is very important for every village in Ziro.

Arunachal Pradesh·farmland · hills

Daily chores underway at Tajang Village in Ziro valley. The fertile land of Ziro gives a incredible yield majorly owing to the progressive techniques of the Apatanis.

Arunachal Pradesh·farmland · hills

The fertile land of Ziro gives a incredible yield majorly owing to the progressive techniques of the Apatanis. An morning scene at a typical village in Ziro Valley with its prominent paddy fields and bamboo and Pine cultivation.

Arunachal Pradesh·farmland · village

In Hari Village in Ziro Valley, one of the more prosperous villages of the valley has seen transformations in the last 5 years. Traditional bamboo houses have given way to more modern concrete houses.

Arunachal Pradesh·hills · farmland

In Hari Village in Ziro Valley, one of the more prosperous villages of the valley has seen transformations in the last 5 years. Traditional bamboo houses have given way to more modern concrete houses.

Arunachal Pradesh·farmland · village

In Hari Village in Ziro Valley, one of the more prosperous villages of the valley has seen transformations in the last 5 years. Traditional bamboo houses have given way to more modern concrete houses.

Arunachal Pradesh·hills · farmland

In Hari Village in Ziro Valley, one of the more prosperous villages of the valley has seen transformations in the last 5 years. Traditional bamboo houses have given way to more modern concrete houses.

Arunachal Pradesh·village

Ziro also saw its own share of social stigmas and taboos in its own small tribal society. The Tayin Lanpii caves of Reru Village in Ziro Valley is a clear example of that.

Arunachal Pradesh·village

Ziro also saw its own share of social stigmas and taboos in its own small tribal society. The Tayin Lanpii caves of Reru Village in Ziro Valley is a clear example of that.

Arunachal Pradesh·hills · village

Ziro also saw its own share of social stigmas and taboos in its own small tribal society. The Tayin Lanpii caves of Reru Village in Ziro Valley is a clear example of that.

Arunachal Pradesh·village

Ziro also saw its own share of social stigmas and taboos in its own small tribal society. The Tayin Lanpii caves of Reru Village in Ziro Valley is a clear example of that.

Arunachal Pradesh·farmland · village

Seen from a vantage point in Hari Village, the paddy fields with full grown crops are ready to be yielded for rice. Daily chores are underway at the fields for the tribal women in the Ziro valley.

Arunachal Pradesh·farmland · hills

Seen from a vantage point in Hari Village, the paddy fields with full grown crops are ready to be yielded for rice. Daily chores are underway at the fields for the tribal women in the Ziro valley.

Arunachal Pradesh·village

Hari Village in Ziro can be seen to be slowly turning into a modern village with more concrete homes than bamboo ones.

village · farmland

Hari Village has seen a lot of changes in the last five years. From having an all bamboo house structure in the village to having a lot of concrete buildings, it is a question of adapting to modernity or sticking to traditions.

Arunachal Pradesh·hills · village

Hari Village has seen a lot of changes in the last five years. From having an all bamboo house structure in the village to having a lot of concrete buildings, it is a question of adapting to modernity or sticking to traditions.

village · farmland

Hari Village has seen a lot of changes in the last five years. From having an all bamboo house structure in the village to having a lot of concrete buildings, it is a question of adapting to modernity or sticking to traditions.

Arunachal Pradesh·village · farmland

The village priest of the Apatanis, called the 'Nyibu' locally wanders about doing his daily chores around the village.

Arunachal Pradesh·hills · farmland

Tradition and modernity collide and what comes out is a fusion of the two in what is comfortable but also maintaining the cultural roots. Tajang Village is one of the satellite villages of Apatanis in the Ziro valley.