Ziro in Arunchal Pradesh is home to the Apatani tribes and it is located in an extremely picturesque valley called the Apatani Plateau surrounded by pine-covered mountains. The Apatani tribes themselves are Ziro's greatest attraction. The older men-folk tie the hair in top-knots and tattoo the faces. Apatani women wear wooden nose plugs and tattooed their faces. However, new generation of Apatani men and women have stopped this practice of tying hair knot, nose plugs and face tattooing since early 1970s. The Villages are beautiful but with the exception of the old people they have adopted western culture. There are some very interesting facts about the ‘animism’ which used to exist here but again it has been replaced by Christianity.