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Apatani Villages

Apatani Villages

ExperienceZiro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh
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Hong is the largest of them and Hija among the oldest. The older Apatani women have facial tattoos and wooden nose plugs — a practice that ended in the 1970s, so this is the last generation carrying it. Ask before photographing anyone.

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