sugarbush village condominiums The surrounding grassy moors justify Meghalaya s over-played Scotland of the East tourist-office sou

Tripura is culturally and politically fascinating, and the state s handful of royal palaces and temples draw a growing flow of domestic tourists. For the moment though foreign tourists remain very rare indeed. sugarbush village condominiums There s a large Bangladeshi refugee population in Tripura and much of the more accessible sugarbush village condominiums western parts of the state look and feel much like its near neighbour. sugarbush village condominiums

HEAD HUNTERS sugarbush village condominiums Throughout northeastern sugarbush village condominiums India and parts of western Myanmar the Naga tribes were long feared sugarbush village condominiums 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 modern settlements is their treaty stones recording peace settlements between neighbouring communities. It was the Naga s custom of headhunting that sent shivers down the spines of neighbouring peoples. The taking of an enemy s head was considered a sign of strength, 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 had taken. Some villages, such as Shingha sugarbush village condominiums Changyuo in Mon district, still retain their hidden collection of genuine skulls. sugarbush village condominiums Today Naga culture is changing fast, but it was not a government ban on headhunting that put an end to this tradition but rather the activities of Christian missionaries. Over 90% of the Naga now consider themselves Christian.

The town s best hotel is the Hotel Heritage (%2301839; Solicitor Rd; s/d from 478/588; a), which has well-maintained rooms, obliging staff and old-fashioned character. sugarbush village condominiums Nearby is the New Park (%2300725; Solicitor Rd; s/d from 687/880; a), which is a big new hotel with small but tidy rooms and hot showers.

The surrounding grassy moors justify Meghalaya s over-played Scotland of the East tourist-office soubriquet, although they re dotted with Khasi monoliths and scarred by quarrying. Much more impressive is the series of grand canyon valleys that plunge into deep lush chasms of tropical forest sprayed by a succession sugarbush village condominiums of seasonally inspiring waterfalls. The Nohkalikai Falls, fourth highest in the world, are particularly sugarbush village condominiums dramatic, especially in the monsoon sugarbush village condominiums when their capacity increases 20-fold. You can see them easily enough without quite entering sugarbush village condominiums the official viewpoint (admission/camera 10/200; h8am-5pm), 4.4km southwest of Sohra market.