Hornbill Festival Kohima Images: The Hornbill festival is a celebration held every year in the first week of December, in Nagaland, North-east India. It is also called as the ‘Festival of Festivals’.
The Hornbill festival held in the first week of December shows that with its stunning natural beauty and great cultural traditions, Nagaland can offer a rich fare to tourists.
Nagaland, with its diverse tribal culture, is a land of festivals. A narrow strip of mountainous territory with rugged hills, emerald valleys, sparkling streams and a rich variety of flora and fauna, the 16th State of the Indian Union has salubrious climate throughout the year. It is bounded by Assam in the west, Myanmar in the east, Arunachal Pradesh in the north and Manipur in the south. Sometimes referred to as the ‘Switzerland of the East‘, Nagaland represents unimaginable beauty, moulded perfectly for a breathtaking experience. For the adventurous, the State is an ideal place for trekking and jungle camping and offers limitless possibilities for exploring its lush sub-tropical rainforests, which are a treasure trove of medicinal plants. The 20-lakh-strong Naga people, by nature, are fun lovers, and life in Nagaland is one long festival.
Hornbill Festival Kohima Images
Naga Khiamiungan tribals perform a warrior dance on the fourth day of the annual Hornbill Festival at Kisama, on the outskirts of Kohima on December 4, 2015. The Hornbill Festival, which is taking place from December 1–10 in the capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, celebrates the cultural heritage of the Nagas.
Naga Sangtam tribals perform a folk dance on the fourth day of the annual Hornbill Festival at Kisama, on the outskirts of Kohima on December 4, 2015.
Naga tribals perform a folk dance on the fourth day of the annual Hornbill Festival at Kisama, on the outskirts of Kohima on December 3, 2015.
Naga tribals perform a folk dance on the fourth day of the annual Hornbill Festival at Kisama, on the outskirts of Kohima on December 1, 2015.
Naga tribals perform a folk dance on the fourth day of the annual Hornbill Festival at Kisama, on the outskirts of Kohima on December 2, 2015.
A Naga tribe member climbs a bamboo pole greased with animal fat on the third day of the annual Hornbill Festival at Kisama, some 15 km from Kohima, Nagaland, on December 3, 2016.
Dancers perform on the third day of the annual Hornbill Festival at Kisama, some 15 km from Kohima, Nagaland, on December 2, 2016.
Naga tribe members look on as others perform on the third day of the annual Hornbill Festival at Kisama, some 15 km from Kohima, Nagaland, on December 3, 2016.
Naga tribe members perform on the third day of the annual Hornbill Festival at Kisama, some 15 km from Kohima, Nagaland, on December 3, 2016.
Naga tribesmen perform on the third day of the annual Hornbill Festival at Kisama, some 15 km from Kohima, Nagaland, on December 3, 2016.
Tribal men dressed in traditional attire wait for their turn to perform a folk dance during the Hornbill Festival at Kisama village in the northeastern state of Nagaland on December 1, 2016.
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