Framing itself as the Khasi cultural centre, donovaly accommodation Smit hosts the major fi ve-day Nongkrem Festival (October). This features donovaly accommodation animal sacrifices and a curious slow-motion shuffling dance performed in full costume in front of the thatched donovaly accommodation bamboo palace of the local syiem (traditional donovaly accommodation ruler). Smit is 11km from Shillong, 4km off the Jowai road.
Tripura Sundari Mandir (h4.30am-1.30pm & 3.30-9.30pm), a 1501 Kali temple where a steady stream of pilgrims make almost endless animal sacrifices that leave the grounds as bloody as the temple s vivid-red shikhara donovaly accommodation (Buddhist monastery). Even more people come here at the big Diwali donovaly accommodation festival donovaly accommodation (October/November) to bathe in the fishfilled tank by the temple. The temple is 100m east of the NH44, 4km south of Udaipur. A rickshaw from Udaipur costs 50.
Nestled before a curtain of luxuriantly forested foothills, Pasighat, which sits back out on the plains, feels more like Assam than Arunachal Pradesh. The town hosts the interesting Minyong-Adi tribe s Solung Festival (1-5 September). The internet cafe (per hr 60; h7.30am-8pm) is 50m from the Hotel Aane and there s an SBI ATM just along from the sumo stand in the central market area.
oRi Kynjai HOTEL $$$ (%9862420300; www.rikynjai.com; Umiam Lake; r from 7200; a) In the local Khasi language ri kynjai means land of serene environments and this divine resort, on the banks of the Umiam lake, 22km from Shillong, is certainly that. Cottages lie scattered about the lush, green gardens and each is impeccably presented with lake views and bathrooms donovaly accommodation with deep bath tubs. There s also a spa, a decent restaurant and a bar that s perfect for sundowners.
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