So I'm stranded in Kohima for the foreseeable future. My ride from Zunheboto never materialised, but at least I'm not in a hurry anymore. I was originally meant to go to a village called Chishilimi tomorrow to watch them perform a traditional rain invocation ceremony (although it's an odd time of year to do it). Also, getting around the state in hired vehicles at this time of year is an absolute nightmare because everyone's going home for Christmas, including people living outside the state as well as people finishing their Christmas shopping in Dimapur.
In the meantime, to mark the fact that I'm not moving out of Kohima, I thought I'd post some photos from when we drove from Zunheboto to the village of Khetoi and few weeks back to watch some of the villagers rehearse for the Hornbill Festival.
We had to descend into the Tizu River valley, then come up again towards the town of Aghunato, following the road to Kiphire, which is the main town of the district (of the same name) to the east of Zunheboto district.
The Tizu flows south and then east, eventually ending up in the Chindwin which flows into the Irrawaddy. The first major river to the west of Zunheboto town is the Doyang which flows north into the Brahmaputra. That means that most of Zunheboto district is actually part of the watershed between these two major river systems.
In the meantime, to mark the fact that I'm not moving out of Kohima, I thought I'd post some photos from when we drove from Zunheboto to the village of Khetoi and few weeks back to watch some of the villagers rehearse for the Hornbill Festival.
We had to descend into the Tizu River valley, then come up again towards the town of Aghunato, following the road to Kiphire, which is the main town of the district (of the same name) to the east of Zunheboto district.
The Tizu flows south and then east, eventually ending up in the Chindwin which flows into the Irrawaddy. The first major river to the west of Zunheboto town is the Doyang which flows north into the Brahmaputra. That means that most of Zunheboto district is actually part of the watershed between these two major river systems.
A picnic by the river would be nice. If only there was time.
And transport.
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