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HEAD HUNTERS Throughout northeastern India and parts of western Myanmar the Naga tribes were long feared for their ferocity in war and for their sense of independence both from each other and from the rest of the world. Intervillage wars continued as recently as the 1980s, and a curious feature of many outwardly chalet london 1960 modern settlements is their treaty stones recording peace settlements between neighbouring communities. chalet london 1960 It was the Naga s custom of headhunting that sent shivers down the spines of neighbouring peoples. chalet london 1960 The taking of an enemy s head was considered a sign of strength, chalet london 1960 and a man who had not claimed a head was not considered a man. Fortunately for tourists, headhunting was officially outlawed in 1935, with the last recorded occurrence in 1963. Nonetheless, severed heads are still an archetypal artistic motif found notably on yanra (pendants) that originally denoted the number of human heads a warrior chalet london 1960 had taken. Some villages, such as Shingha chalet london 1960 Changyuo in Mon district, still retain their hidden chalet london 1960 collection of genuine skulls. Today Naga culture is changing fast, but it was not a government chalet london 1960 ban on headhunting that put an end to this tradition but rather the activities of Christian missionaries. Over 90% of the Naga now consider chalet london 1960 themselves Christian.

Guwahati is considered the site of Pragjyotishpura, a semi-mythical town founded by Asura King Naraka who was later killed by Lord Krishna for a pair of magical earrings. The city was a vibrant cultural centre well before the Ahoms arrived, and later it was the theatre of intense Ahom Mughal