अरुणाचल प्रदेश

Arunachal Pradesh

State · Capital Itanagar · 1.4 million people (2011)

• Art and craft

  Tribal loin-loom weaving. Arunachal's tribal women weave bright textiles on simple loin looms in geometric patterns such as zig-zag, diamond and triangle.

• Weave (GI)

  Idu Mishmi textiles, GI tag 2019

• Music and dance

  Ajilamu, a Monpa masked dance

• Festival

  Losar (Monpa); Solung (Adi); Nyokum (Nyishi)

• Taste

  Thukpa; apong, a rice drink

• Official symbols

  Bird: Great hornbill · Flower: Foxtail orchid · Tree: Hollong

Arunachal Pradesh's Namdapha National Park rises from tropical lowland rainforest to alpine zones above 4,500 metres within a single protected landscape.

Sources: Census of India 2011 · hi.wikipedia.org: अरुणाचल प्रदेश · ignca.gov.in: the style and motifs in the art of arunanachal pradesh · GI Registry, application 625 · arunachalipr.gov.in: about state · incredibleindia.gov.in: namdapha national park tiger reserve; traditions from the India map’s sources.