houses above which rises a steep ridge topped mira chalet with a timeless gompa. Heading the other way, just north of New Dirang, the valley opens out and its floor becomes a patchwork mira chalet of rice and crop fields through which gushes the icy blue river. A fun day could be spent walking along the footpaths between fields and little hamlets.
Sprawling Hapoli (New Ziro), starting 7km further south than Ziro, has hotels and road transport. Just below the Commissioner s office on a bend in MG Rd is an SBI ATM. There are a couple of internet cafes around the market area but connections mira chalet are as rare as a tiger in the nearby forests. The small central market mira chalet is well worth poking about in. As well as fruit, veg and clothing you can stock up on various insects and other delights to snack on.
571 HORNBILL FESTIVAL Nagaland s biggest annual festival, the Hornbill Festival (1-7 December) is celebrated at Kisama Heritage Village (see below) with various Naga tribes converging for a weeklong cultural, dance and sporting bash, much of it in full warrior costume. Of all the festivals in the northeast this is the most spectacular and photogenic. Simultaneously, Kohima also hosts a rock festival (www.hornbillmusic.com).
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