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The Hornbill Festival provides a colourful mixture of dances, performances, crafts, parades, games, sports, food fairs and religious ceremonies. The festival both exposes the culture and tradition of ethnic peoples, and reinforces Nagaland’s identity as a unique state in India’s federal union.
To promote inter-group interaction, the Government of Nagaland has organized the annual Hornbill Festival since 2000. Other inter-tribe festivals are Lui Ngai Ni and Naga New Year Festival. [ 2 ]
Kisama Heritage Village (also Naga Heritage Village) is a Heritage Village located on the slopes of a hill between Kigwema and Phesama Villages in the Kohima District of the Indian state of Nagaland. The Heritage Village is the venue of the annual Hornbill Festival. [1]
Hornbill Festival. The Hornbill Festival [102] was launched by the Government of Nagaland in December 2000 to encourage inter-ethnic interaction and to promote cultural heritage of the state. It is held at the Kisama Heritage Village which is about 12 km south of Kohima. All the ethnic groups of Nagaland take part in this festival.
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The Hornbill Festival is the biggest annual festival in North East India. The festival is held every year from 1 to 10 December with the purpose to promote the richness of the Naga heritage and traditions. The main venue is located at the Kisama Heritage Village, located 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the city centre. [53]
The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. It occurs in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is predominantly frugivorous, but also preys on small mammals, reptiles and birds.
Baramura, also known as Boromura and Hatai Kotor, is a hill range centrally located in the state of Tripura in India. [1] Baramura is also known for its great hornbill birds and holds Hornbill Festivals. [2] The 8 National Highway (Assam-Agartala road) crosses through the Baramura hill range. [3] Baramura has a gas thermal and power plant. [4]