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Plate F · IVALHornbill Utsavaहॉर्नबिल महोत्सव

URN · hornbill-festival

Festivals · 1 day

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हॉर्नबिल महोत्सव

Hornbill Utsava

Hornbill Festival — Festival of Festivals of Nagaland

Pañcāṅga rule

Fixed · month 12 · day 1

Duration · 1 day

ISynopsis

Ten-day cultural extravaganza at Kisama Heritage Village near Kohima celebrating all 17 Naga tribes. Features traditional Naga warrior dances, morungs (dormitories), indigenous games, traditional food, rice beer, and crafts. Organized since 2000 to revive Naga cultural heritage. Named after the revered Hornbill bird in Naga folklore.

Provenance ledger

9 entries

  1. RecurrenceFixed · month 12 · day 1 · pañcāṅga ruletextual
  2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
  3. Name (eng/Latn)Hornbill Festival — Festival of Festivals of Nagalandtextual
  4. Name (hin/Deva)हॉर्नबिल महोत्सवtextual
  5. Name (tam/Taml)ஹார்ன்பில் திருவிழாtextual
  6. Name (tel/Telu)హార్న్‌బిల్ ఫెస్టివల్textual
  7. Name (kan/Knda)ಹಾರ್ನ್‌ಬಿಲ್ ಹಬ್ಬtextual
  8. Name (mal/Mlym)ഹോൺബിൽ ഉത്സവംtextual
  9. Observed at23 templescommunity attested

IIIObserved at

23 attested
  • Temple dc37bfcadeity-festival association
  • Temple f65fe677deity-festival association
  • Temple 7cb71d15deity-festival association
  • Temple 6bdb9918deity-festival association
  • Temple 404fb42ddeity-festival association
  • Temple 02c24b5bdeity-festival association
  • Temple 5c20a148deity-festival association
  • Temple 2fb8c684deity-festival association
  • Temple 081bcdf5deity-festival association
  • Temple 881019e8deity-festival association
  • Temple ea217427deity-festival association
  • Temple abffdfe4deity-festival association
  • And 11 more temples in the register.

IVNames across registers

  • eng / LatnHornbill Festival — Festival of Festivals of NagalandTen-day cultural extravaganza at Kisama Heritage Village near Kohima celebrating all 17 Naga tribes. Features traditional Naga warrior dances, morungs (dormitories), indigenous games, traditional food, rice beer, and crafts. Organized since 2000 to revive Naga cultural heritage. Named after the revered Hornbill bird in Naga folklore.
  • hin / Devaहॉर्नबिल महोत्सवनागालैंड की 17 जनजातियों का दस दिवसीय सांस्कृतिक महोत्सव — किसामा हेरिटेज विलेज, कोहिमा।
  • tam / Tamlஹார்ன்பில் திருவிழா
  • tel / Teluహార్న్‌బిల్ ఫెస్టివల్
  • kan / Kndaಹಾರ್ನ್‌ಬಿಲ್ ಹಬ್ಬ
  • mal / Mlymഹോൺബിൽ ഉത്സവം
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URN · hornbill-festival

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