Across Asia Journal

Hanging out in Shiyong, Nagaland

Micah Hanson — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:33:30 +0000

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I always seem to linger a little longer than I plan in Shiyong, and this trip was no exception. It was nearly a week after Aoling before I finally tore myself away from this pretty hill top village in northeastern Nagaland and the hospitality of Phejin and her family. [...]

Aoling in Mon

Micah Hanson — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:25:29 +0000

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We left the quite village of Shiyong making a day trip into Mon town to view the official Aoling celebration, a program of traditional dance organized by the district government. While not as intimate as the village celebrations, the mass of dancers made for good photography, and we as [...]

Aoling in Shiyong

Micah Hanson — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:45:57 +0000

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Fresh off the Meitei festival of Yaoshang, in Imphal, I headed further northeast to my friend Phejin’s village of Shiyong in Nagaland, to partake in another festival, the Konyak festival of Aoling. Being so close, a relative term in India given that it took a day and a half [...]

Do it Yourself, Manipur

Micah Hanson — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:16:59 +0000

I haven’t really put much practical information in my journal posts but since I do get a number of people asking about more practical details, I’ll start a new “Do it Yourself” segment for destinations where there isn’t a lot of info out there. Of course much of this information may eventually go out [...]

Halangkar Part II: Dance of the Maidens

Micah Hanson — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:20:31 +0000

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Halangkar concludes with a dance by the young women from the locality around the Bejoy Govinda Temple. Dressed in hooded white dresses speckled with pink dye, hiding their faces, they traditionally perform the last dance of the festival. After which the idols of the Bejoy Govinda and Sri Govindjee [...]