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Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan visited Nyedar Namlo in Itanagar, a place of worship and community hub of the indigenous Donyi-Polo faith of the Nyishi community.
He was briefed on Nyishi prayer systems, the Yerko indigenous Gurukul system, traditional medicinal practices and mother-tongue promotion efforts.
Invoking 'Vikas bhi, Virasat bhi', he said tribal communities are not merely custodians of India's past but partners in building its future.
Present were Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik, Chief Minister Shri Pema Khandu, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Chowna Mein and Minister for Home and Indigenous Affairs Shri Mama Natung.
The indigenous animistic faith of several Arunachal Pradesh communities, notably the Nyishi, Adi, Apatani and Tagin. It venerates the Sun and Moon as the visible forms of the divine and stresses harmony with nature, truth, ancestral respect and community. From the 1970s it took organised form - a written script, hymn books and Namlo prayer halls - partly as a response to conversion.
Simple Analogy: An oral tradition that built itself a congregation and a hymnal to survive.
| Tribe | Principal festival | Distinctive fact |
|---|---|---|
| Nyishi | Nyokum Yullo (26 February) | Most populous tribe of Arunachal Pradesh; Donyi-Polo adherents |
| Adi | Solung (early September, five days) | Harvest festival marking the end of the sowing season; accompanied by the Ponung dance |
| Apatani | Dree (July) and Myoko | Of Ziro valley; the only tribe of the region practising settled wet-rice cultivation amid shifting cultivation, and their cultural landscape is on UNESCO's tentative list |
GS Paper 1 > Indian Society > Diversity of India; Art and Culture
General Awareness > Indian Culture, Tribes and Festivals
The word Kum in Nyokum festival symbolizes:
Answer: Collectiveness
The "Donyi Polo Airport" was inaugurated by PM Modi in which state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
The Pongtu Festival, celebrated by the Tutsa tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, is primarily observed to seek blessings from which deity before millet harvesting?
Answer: Rangkhothak
Consider the following rivers: 1. Barak 2. Lohit 3. Subansiri Which of the above flows/flow through Arunachal Pradesh?
Answer: 2 and 3 only
Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
Indigenous faith of several Arunachal Pradesh tribes venerating the Sun (Donyi) and Moon (Polo) as supreme deities
The Donyi-Polo prayer hall or temple; 'Nyedar Namlo' means the purified house of worship
Sub-category of 75 Scheduled Tribe communities identified as most vulnerable, across 18 states and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands