on a green hillside stands a line of dead trees, looking like driftwood
Misplaced Driftwood [Haiku]
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Tag Archives: Nagaland
DAILY PHOTO: Flowery Households of Nagaland
DAILY PHOTO: Dzukou Valley
Taken in the Dzukou Valley in May of 2017
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DAILY PHOTO: Dzükou Valley
DAILY PHOTO: Kohima War Cemetery
Taken in May of 2017 in Kohima, Nagaland
If you are wondering why it looks likes there’s an outline of a tennis court in the middle of this cemetery and war memorial, it’s because that’s what was there when the Japanese were assaulting British – Indian forces back during the Second World War.
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DAILY PHOTO: Basket and Grain Drying in a “Town Square”
Taken in May of 2017 in Khonoma Village
Wealthy villagers in Nagaland earn merit by constructing circular stages like this one on which festival activities can be conducted. (Or, during non-festival times, grain can be put out to dry as per this photo.) I put “Town Square” in quotes because they are neither square in shape nor are they solitary centrally-located public spaces. Rather there can be several of them– as there are in Khonoma, a village near Kohima — at various locations in and around the village. The little cubic pillars are seats, some of which may be assigned to prominent individuals and others are open seating.
The basket put upside-down on the pillar is typical of the region, and is worn with the band across one’s forehead.
The building in the back is also a public building constructed by a prominent villager.
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DAILY PHOTO: Rooster Under Blue Sky
Taken in April of 2017 in Khonoma, Nagaland
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DAILY PHOTO: Village Circles
Taken in April of 2017 in Khonoma
A few of these circles are located throughout the village in front of the properties of wealthy villagers who made merit through acts of charity. They are used to get together during festivals (or for drying rice as seen above.) Some of the seats are reserved for village elders and others are free for first-come-first-served.
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DAILY PHOTO: Khonoma Homestead
Taken in May of 2017 in Khonoma
Tiger Riding for Beginners 