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Sunrise Festival 2025–26
- 05 Jan 2026
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Arunachal Pradesh celebrated the inaugural Sunrise Festival 2025-26 at Dong village in Anjaw district, the easternmost point where sunrise first touches Indian territory.
Sunrise Festival
- About: It is an adventure-led cultural tourism festival to establish Arunachal Pradesh as a global hub for nature, culture, adventure, and heritage celebrations centered around the sunrise.
- Cultural Significance: Dong is home to the indigenous Meyor (Zakhring) tribe, known as the Sunrise People, whose culture, traditions, and belief systems are deeply rooted in sun worship.
- Showcasing Tribal Diversity: It featured cultural presentations from multiple tribes of Arunachal Pradesh namely Mishmi, Singhpho, Galo, Wancho, Nocte, Adi, Apatani, Nyishi, and Monpa, offering a living showcase of state’s rich and diverse indigenous heritage.
Dong Village
- Location and Strategic Importance: It is located in Anjaw district’s Dong Valley at the tri-junction of India, China, and Myanmar. It lies just 7 km from Walong, a major theatre of the 1962 Chinese aggression.
- Physiography: It is located on the left bank of the Lohit River, a key tributary of the Brahmaputra River system.
- Global Recognition: It gained global attention when the Millennium Sunrise on 1st January 2000 was witnessed here by visitors from across the world.
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