park chalet sf FACIAL TATTOOING Historically famous for their beauty, Apatani women were all too often kidnapped by

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FACIAL park chalet sf TATTOOING Historically famous for their beauty, Apatani women were all too often kidnapped by warriors of the neighbouring Nishi tribes. As a defence , Apatani girls were deliberately defaced. They were given facial tattoos, like graffitied beards scribbled onto living Mona Lisa paintings, and extraordinary nose plugs known as dat fitted into holes cut in their upper nostrils. Some men also have tattoos. Peace with the Nishis in the 1960s meant an end to that brutal practice, but many older women still wear dat. Photography is an understandably sensitive issue, so ask first. Some Apatani women have had cosmetic surgery to remove their tattoos.

Shri Govindajee Mandir & Around HINDU TEMPLE park chalet sf The 1776-built Shri Govindajee park chalet sf Mandir, with two rather suggestive domes, is a neo- Vaishnavite temple with Radha and Govinda as the presiding deities. Afternoon puja (offerings, prayers) is for one hour at 4pm in winter and 5pm in summer.

has a U-shaped pond (paddleboat hire 10 per person) wrapped around pretty manicured lawns, park chalet sf dotted with fine ancient sculptures. The park also contains park chalet sf bumper park chalet sf cars and waterslides (hApr-Sept)! A block east, then south, stands Ganeshgarh temple, which backs onto a ghat overlooking the surging river, a good place for Brahmaputra sunsets. Nearly 1km east along the narrow, winding riverside lane is Agnigarh Hill