Another Beautiful Sight Of India..... THE SEVEN SISTERS LAND..

jdsarania (25)in #sevensisters • 7 years ago

The various traditional attire of The Seven Sisters States Of India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram)

A beautiful view from a road in Arunachal Pradesh...

The North East is a true frontier region. It has over 2000 km of border with Bhutan, China, Myanmar and Bangladesh and is connected to the rest of India by a narrow 20 km wide corridor of land. One of the most ethically and linguistically diverse regions in Asia, each state has its distinct cultures and traditions.

From times immemorial, India’s North East has been the meeting point of many communities, faiths and cultures. A place renowned for its magical beauty and bewildering diversity, North East India is the home for more than 166 separate tribes speaking a wide range of languages. Some groups have migrated over the centuries from places as far as South East Asia; they retain their cultural traditions and values but are beginning to adapt to contemporary lifestyles. Its jungles are dense, its rivers powerful and rain, and thunderstorms sweep across the hills, valleys and plains during the annual monsoons.

This is not Europe ... This is our beautiful Arunachal Pradesh.

The lushness of its landscape, the range of communities and geographical and ecological diversity makes the North East quite different from other parts of the subcontinent. In winters, mist carpets the valleys but swirls around the traveller in hills during summer rains, thus creating an enchanting and romantic atmosphere. The region has borders with Myanmar Bhutan and Bangladesh.

Assamese Traditional "BIHU" Dance.(Assam)

The festivals and celebrations in the North- eastern states of India are a colourful reflection of the people and their lives. Throughout the year, different people celebrate festivals with lot of fanfare in different ways, most of them centering around their modes of living and livelihood.

"ZERO VALLEY" (Arunachal Pradesh)

Each state is a traveller’s paradise, with picturesque hills and green meadows which shelters thousand of species of flora and fauna. In addition, the states provide scope for angling, boating, rafting, trekking and hiking. Besides, there are a number of wild life sanctuaries and national parks where rare animals, birds and plants which will surely provide fascinating insight to the visitors.

SIKKIM Snow...(Sikkim)

Himalayan states of Sikkim and Arunachal have a cold climate while the rest on the gentle Purvachal ranges have hot humid summers, severe monsoons and mild winters. The Brahmaputra flows down scenic valleys to the plains of Assam and Tripura. Home to some of the wettest spots in the world and the last remaining rain forests in India, the states have numerous national parks and wild life sanctuaries supporting extremely rare and endangered species of animals, birds and vegetation. The Namdapha national park in Arunachal has snow leopards, Indian bison, and Great Indian Hornbill; Kaziranga national park, and the world heritage Manas National park in Assam are abode of the one horned Rhino, Royal Bengal tiger, elephants, deer among other species.

Assam is one of the most prolific tea-producing regions in the world. Each year, the tea estates of Assam collectively yield approximately 1,500 million pounds (680,500,000 kg) of tea.