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Experience Hornbill Festival: A Guide to Nagaland’s Celebration

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I’d sipped a glass of delicious rice wine in someone’s home in Guwahati and had instantly made up my mind to go and attend Hornbill Festival. You see; the wine had been procured in Hornbill Festival near Kohima in Nagaland. That was the tipping point. I am rarely excited by the idea of bucket lists and the local wine lover in me had found its muse in the form of Naga rice wine!

Photo Stories from Hornbill Festival, Nagaland

I love that cool looking hat; Hornbill is a good place to see the tribals of Nagaland at a single location.

The World War II Museum at Hornbill is a must visit for the knowledge of important history concerning everyone.

Tug-of-War competition is a big tourist draw at Hornbill Festival.
A closer look at the proceedings; professional photographers make a beeline to attend Hornbill for the visual extravaganza.
Fantastic collections of colours at Hornbill.
Welcome to the Morungs – the traditionally designed eateries and cafés of various tribes of Nagaland – the most popular area at Hornbill Festival area.
A Naga warrior in the traditional attire looking over the proceedings of the games at Hornbill Festival Grounds.
Haha, I don’t know why but this photograph makes me laugh like crazy !!
A collection of hats spotted at Hornbill Festival Grounds near Kohima in Nagaland last December.
Waiting for their act : A group waits before their performance.
The quaint looking Church at the Hornbill Festival venue at Kohima, Nagaland.
A glimpse of one of the Morungs at the festival venue : Kachari tribe.
Yes; the rumours are all correct. Saw this everywhere across Nagaland with my own eyes.
Naga Heritage Village – The venue for Hornbill Festival is located approx. 8 kms from Kohima.
Morung of the Pochury Tribe – One of the very few Morungs where the prized rice wine was still available!!
AO tribe Morung – their food seemed like a huge hit among the locals and this morung was always packed.

I didn’t spend much time at Hornbill Festival Venue because seeing the tribes performing curated events is not my choice of experiences. Instead, I was happier trying out the different rice beers at different morungs, millet beer and buying more and more bottles of my cherished rice wine.

I clicked a few portraits at Hornbill Festival. Guess that calls for a separate post.

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