Tirap

Chalo Loku festival

Winter is the best time for Arunachal Pradesh to soak in the joy of festivals. Amid biting coldwave, the Nocte people in Tirap district celebrate Chalo Loku with much fanfare and excitement. The agriculture based event falls on November 25 where the colourful people makes it an occasion to participate in joy and merriment. 'Cha' means Paddy, 'Lo' means Season and 'Loku' which means festival.

Mopin Festival

Arunachal Pradesh, the abode of nearly 200 ethnic tribes is known for festivities. Hardly a month is allowed to pass with a festival that upkeeps the traditional cultures and traditions. Apart from its natural beauty and bounty, the land of the rising sun witnesses huge footfall of foreign and domestic tourists because of these colourful events. Mopin is one of the hundreds of festivals in the north eastern state where the Galo tribe make it an occasion to focus their rich and age old manners and customs, cultures and traditions.