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So one question I had in mind was why is #HornbillFestival called #Hornbill festival. Well, I guess the image here answers that? Hornbill bird is revered by Naga Tribes and they wear Hornbill feathers proudly in their headgear. The emblem of the festival is the Greater Indian Hornbill a magnificent bird that I am yet to photograph in its full glory. BTW a consolidated post on Hornbill festival is now live on desi Traveler blog. =================== PS: Entries now open for the December edition of travel digest. Just follow @desiTraveler and use #desiTraveler to be featured on the blog . . . . . . . . . .#IncredibleIndia #StreetsofIndia #SmilesofIndia #colorsofindia #IndiaTravel #NorthEast #tribes #tribesofworld #LPMI #desi_diaries #clickitshareit #huffpostgram #travel #travelpics #india #portraits #desiHumans #desiFaces #desiSmiles #Kohima #Nagaland #portraitgames #portraitsofindia #Portraitphotography #womenofindia #Portraitpage (at Heritage Village Kisama)

Initially, I was in awe of Naga warriors at #HornbillFestival, almost scared to click them from close a range, leave aside asking for a portrait. So I was using a telephoto lens to click them and was almost 50 meters from this group & pretended I am clicking the flowers in the foreground. But when I looked at this pic on the camera back screen I realized at least 3 Naga dudes are looking directly into the lens. I am not sure if they were posing or it is a coincidence. Next thing I knew I changed lens & was sitting & chatting with them, clicking portraits & even trying to learn a word or two to greet them. The Nagas are wonderful people & I must say they were just too kind & patient with wannabe photographers like me. BTW can you identify the 3 Naga warriors looking into the lens in this group waiting to perform in the festival arena? . . . . . . . #IncredibleIndia #StreetsofIndia #SmilesofIndia #colorsofindia #IndiaTravel #NorthEast #tribes #tribesofworld #desi_diaries #clickitshareit #huffpostgram #travel #travelpics #india #portraits #desiHumans #desiFaces #desiSmiles #Kohima #Nagaland #HIPAae #Photography #photooftheday (at Kisama Heritage Village Kohima)

torisstory: They come in a box obvilously. Duh!

Me: Stop, go home.

Me: *Died**