In Pictures | Lose yourself to the colours and music of Tawang Festival
You'd be blocking your dates for next year.
The Tawang festival of Arunachal Pradesh kicked off on Friday, after Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the event. He was joined by the US Ambassador to India, Richard Verma and Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal.
Introduced in 2012, the Tawang festival aims at capturing the vibrance and the culture of Arunachal Pradesh, in order to boost the tourism in the state.
Here are some of the photographs from the festival.
Tribal men dance during the opening of the three-day Tawang festival in Tawang, near the Indo-China border, in north eastern Arunachal Pradesh state, on October 21. (Photo courtesy - AFP)
The Tawang Festival 2016 running from October 21 to 24 with a three-day programme to promote tourism and showcase the culture and traditions of the district in particular, and the state in general. (Photo courtesy - AFP)
Tribal men in costume of what appears to be a yak, during their performance. Wearing costumes of yaks or dragons, while dancing is a known part of the culture in Buddhism. (Photo courtesy - AFP)
Women dressed in traditional attire perform. The festival showcases the traditional clothes that is popular in the region, which turns out to be exceptionally colourful. (Photo courtesy - AFP)
Men performing on the streets of Tawang. Although street-plays, dances and other cultural events seem to be the main attraction at the Tawang Festival, The Arunachal Times reported the inclusion of sports like, tug of war, behgar (weight-lifting), paragliding, trekking, pungger (shot put), etc. (Photo courtesy - AFP)
Various tribes like Shartsoneng, Mago-Thingbu, Pangchen, Brokpa of Tawang region, participate and perform in their ethnic dresses. (Photo courtesy - AFP)
Women dancing as a part of the festival go past a personnel of the Indian Armed Forces. Even though the situation has settled down, Arunachal Pradesh, a part of the 'seven sister states', is always kept on alert. (Photo courtesy - AFP)
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal being greeted by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu during the inaugural function of the three-day Tawang festival in Tawang. (Photo courtesy - AFP)