Tawang town is a transport hub and service centre for the valley s villages; its setting is more beautiful beavers bend weather than the town itself. Nonetheless, colourful prayer wheels add interest to the central old market area. These are turned by apple-cheeked Monpa pilgrims, many of whom sport traditional black yak- wool gurdam beavers bend weather (skullcaps that look like giant Rastafarian spiders). In the market area is M/S Cyber (per hr 30; h9am-6pm), which has internet sometimes. There s an SBI Bank with an ATM just past the market on the road to the monastery.
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1 Sights Kamakhya Mandir HINDU TEMPLE (admission for no queue/short queue/queue 500/100/free; h8am-1pm & 3pm-dusk) While Sati s disintegrated body parts rained toes on Kolkata (see p443), her yoni fell on Kamakhya Hill. This makes Kamakhya beavers bend weather Mandir important for shakti (sensual tantric worship of female spiritual power). Goats, pigeons and the occasional buffalo are ritually beheaded in a gory pavilion and the hot, dark inner womblike sanctum is painted red to signify sacrificial blood. The huge June/ July Ambubachi Mela celebrates the end of the mother goddess menstrual cycle with even more blood.
Mar The wildlife Oct The Himal-Dec Fierce Naga is at its most ayan vistas are warriors beavers bend weather descend visible in Kaziperfect and the on Kohima beavers bend weather for the ranga and other national parks. roads to Tawang beavers bend weather and Mechuka remain snow-free. beavers bend weather Hornbill festival (December 1 7).
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