Khonoma: The Greenest Village of Asia ! How and When to visit ?

 

Why think of abroad when you have heaven in your country!!

The world is a book and those do not travel read only a page”- Saint Augustine

            Well, I am not a hardcore reader but if the world is a book, I have completed at least the first four pages of it! Traveling is sometimes called a healthy addiction and to be honest, I am addicted to it. Somebody said, “If you are happy or sad, it’s high time to pack your bag”. And I always follow this.

            Today I will take you to Khonoma; the greenest village of Asia! So please be seated and fasten your seat belts as we will fly now from your city to the greenery. (Click here to visit Khonoma in Youtube in my channel)

(Picture Courtesy: http://www.wildtales.in/khonoma/)
        Khonoma referred to as Khwunoria is a nearly 500 years old village in Nagaland. Listening to the oral history, I have come to know that many a year ago this land was infested by an aromatic plant locally known as Khwuno (Glouthera fragrantisima) for which their forefather named the place as Khwuno. The people of this village thus called Khwunomia. You will found the suffix “mia” in each Angami village which means “the people”. So, this is the story of the name of this place. This place is historically important also as the last organized Naga resistance against the British invasion took place at the battle of Khonoma in 1870-1880.

            Khonoma is located on a hilltop at around 20 km south-west to Kohima. The village due to its location and strategic settlement and it’s relation to the headhunting, agricultural operations, collection of forest products and their sole dependence on nature has earned the name of “the land of drifting clouds”, “university of nature”, “the shy village” or “the stone village” by its visitors. Upon your entry to the village, you will be welcomed by the traditional gates carrying its own story of past and present, offering the first glimpse of a shy village.

            Khonoma consists of three big colonies, called as Khel (Group of clans). They are Merhumia, Thevomia, and Semomia. You will found nearly 3500 people with about 580 households in Khonoma. The morung (boy’s dormitory) is a kind of community hall where the first education for the boys of the village starts. Every morung consists of a sitting place around a big bonfire and a common wooden bed in the interior room. You will be amazed to see the huge bed that carved out from a single tree trunk where 10-15 boys can easily sleep. I am sure you will be in shock after guessing the size of the tree! The funny thing is that any child’s evading morung activities were considered as weak and any men exempting from morung discussion is regarded as henpecked. During festive seasons they would bring their little bamboo cups of rice beer, merrily sitting around the fire, and listening to the aged person about their great ancestors during their headhunting period and their adventurous journeys into the mainland of India to collect salt, necklace, and cowrie shells.

Morung: the community hall
            Khonoma is tremendously rich in its biodiversity. You will be able to find nearly 250 plant species where 70 species are used as medicinal plants. You can see 9 varieties of mushrooms, 116 kinds of wild vegetables, 45 varieties of orchids, 11 varieties of cane, and 19 varieties of bamboo here. Please be careful while roaming around the jungles as 25 types of snakes, tiger, leopard, Asiatic black bears, serows, common otter are very common here.

Traditional gates:

            You will find seven traditional gates in Khonoma. Like the morung’s, the traditional gates of this village are still well maintained in their original locations. These gates were the only entry points in the past and use to decorate by Mithun head, shield, human head, hornbill feather etc.

Forts:

            In Khonoma you will find three khels and their respective forts that regarded as the source of strength and gallantry. When I try to have a look at their history, I have found that all the forthcoming war strategies and positions of the soldiers were discussed inside the forts with total secrecy. Forts also play an important role as the stock house for the warrior shields, machetes, spears, etc. Ok....ok you are scared… right?? Don’t worry! With peace and reconciliation as the prime need, the villages have renovated their forts and today they are using them as tuition centers, library or meeting places.

Image of a reconstructed fort for library
Festivals:

            Out of the seven festivals celebrated by the people of Khonoma, four are considered as the most important. All these festivals are directly related to the agricultural cycle and are observed according to the lunar calendar. The most important festival is the Sekrenyi and it is celebrated in February for ten days. This festival is also known as the festival of purification of males and rejuvenation. So you can note down that to witness Sekrenyi, you have to visit Khonoma in February.

            The second most important festival is Thekrenyi celebrated in May announcing the plantation season. In the month of March, the people of Khonoma celebrate Ngonyi for firewood collection, fishing for the women, and hunting for the men. Other main festivals are Liekhwenyi, Tiede, and Suliede. So if you want to witness these colorful festivals, you have to visit Khonoma in the above mentioned months.

Climate:

            Khonoma enjoys monsoon with heavy rainfall from June to September. Winter is cold and chilly and starts from November up to February. If you are lucky enough you will be able to witness snowfall in Khonoma. The temperature in summer ranges from 31ÂēC to 16ÂēC whereas in winter it is like 16ÂēC to 4ÂēC.

How to reach:

            Dimapur is the hub for Nagaland. If you want to visit any places in Nagaland, you have to come to Dimapur. Dimapur is connected via air and rail from the rest of India. After reaching Dimapur, you can take a cab to Kohima; the capital of Nagaland which will take nearly 3 hours. From Kohima to Khonoma, it’s nearly 20 km but due to the bad road condition, it will take nearly 90 mins to reach.

Entry Formalities-Permits:

            Before entering to Nagaland, an entry permit is a must. Domestic tourists have to carry an Inner line permit (ILP) issued by Deputy Resident Commissioner, Nagaland House, Delhi, and Kolkata; Resident Commissioner in Guwahati and Shillong.

            Earlier for foreign tourists, restricted area permit (RAP)/ Protected area permit (PAP) was required to enter Nagaland but no longer needed nowadays (except tourists from China and Pakistan). Foreigners have to register their names at the local foreigners’ registration officer (FRO) of the district, they want to visit within 24 hours of their arrival.


Jhoom cultivation in Khonoma village

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            āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽা āĻ…ā§°্āĻĨাā§Ž āĻ–্āĻŦāύ'ā§°ি⧟া āĻšৈāĻ›ে āĻĒ্ā§°া⧟ ā§Ģā§Ļā§Ļ āĻŦāϛ⧰ āĻĒুā§°āĻŖি āύাāĻ—াāϞেāĻŖ্āĻĄā§° āĻāĻ–āύি āĻ—াāĻ“ঁ ৷ āϤাā§°ে āĻŽাāύুāĻšā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻĒā§°া āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽাā§° āχāϤিāĻšাāϏ⧰ āĻ•āĻĨা āϏুāϧোāϤে āĻ—āĻŽ āĻĒাāχāĻ›িāϞো āϝে āĻŦāĻšু āĻŦāϛ⧰⧰ āφāĻ—āϤে āϏেāχ āĻŦিāĻļেāώ āĻ াāχāĻ–িāύি āĻ–্āĻŦ'āύ' (Glouthera fragrantisima) āύাāĻŽā§° āĻāĻŦিāϧ āĻ—োāύ্āϧāϝুāĻ•্āϤ āωāĻĻ্āĻ­িāĻĻে āφঁā§ąā§°ি āϧ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ āϝাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āφāϜোāĻ•āĻ•াāĻšঁঁāϤে āĻ াāχāĻ–āύ⧰ āύাāĻŽ āĻĻিāĻ›িāϞ āĻ–্āĻŦ'āύ' āφ⧰ু āĻāχ āĻ—াঁā§ąā§° āĻŽাāύুāĻšāĻŦোā§°āĻ• āĻ•ৈāĻ›িāϞ āĻ–্āĻŦ'āύ'āĻŽি⧟া āĻŦুāϞি ৷ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻ–āύ āφংāĻ—াāĻŽী āύāĻ—া āĻ—াঁā§ąāϤ "āĻŽি⧟া" āĻĒ্ā§°āϤ্āϝ⧟⧰ āϝোāĻ— āϕ⧰া āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ āϝাā§° āĻ…ā§°্āĻĨ āφāĻ›িāϞ "āĻŽাāύুāĻš"  ৷ āĻ—āϤিāĻ•ে āĻā§Ÿাāχ āφāĻ›িāϞ āĻ—াঁāĻ“āĻ–āύ⧰ āύাāĻŽā§° ā§°āĻšāϏ্āϝ ৷ āĻŦুā§°āĻž্āϜীāϤো āĻāχ āĻ…āĻž্āϚāϞ⧰ āύাāĻŽ āϏোāύাāϞী āφāĻ–ā§°েā§°ে āϞিāĻ–া āφāĻ›ে āĻ•ি⧟āύো āĻŦ্ā§°িāϟিāϛ⧰ āĻŦিā§°ুāĻĻ্āϧে āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĨāĻŽāĻ–āύ āϝুুুুāĻĻ্āϧ, āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽা āϝুুুুāĻĻ্āϧ ā§§ā§Žā§­ā§Ļ-ā§§ā§Žā§Žā§Ļ āϚāύāϤ āĻ‡ā§ŸাāϤে āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ  ৷ 

            āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽা āĻ—াāĻ“ঁāĻ–āύ āĻ•'āĻšিāĻŽা āϚāĻšā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻĒ্ā§°া⧟ ⧍ā§Ļ āĻ•ি:āĻŽি: āĻĻāĻ•্āώিāύ āĻĒāĻļ্āϚিāĻŽ āĻĻিāĻļāϤ āĻāϟা āĻĒাāĻšাā§°ā§° āϟিāϞাāϤ āĻ…ā§ąāϏ্āĻĨিāϤ ৷ āĻ—াঁāĻ“āĻ–āύ⧰ āĻ…ā§ąāϏ্āĻĨাāύ, ā§°āĻŖāĻ•ৌāĻļāϞীāϝুāĻ•্āϤ āĻ…ā§ąāϏ্āĻĨিāϤি āφ⧰ু āύ⧰āĻŽুāĻŖ্āĻĄ āϚিāĻ•াā§° āϤāĻĨা āĻ•ৃāώিāϕ⧰্āĻŽā§° āϞāĻ—āϤ āĻĨāĻ•া āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āϕ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻ…āϤিāĻĨিāϏāĻ•āϞে āĻ—াāĻ“ঁāĻ–āύāĻ• āĻ•েāϤি⧟াāĻŦা  "āĻĒ্ā§°āĻ•ৃāϤিā§° āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦāĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞ⧟", "āϞাāϜāĻ•ুā§°ী⧟া āĻ—াāĻ“ঁ" āφ⧰ু āĻ•েāϤি⧟াāĻŦা "āĻļিāϞা āĻ—াāĻ“ঁ" āĻŦুāϞিāĻ“ āφāĻ–্āϝা āĻĻি⧟ে ৷ āφāĻĒুāύি āϝেāϤি⧟া āĻ—াāĻ“ঁāĻ–āύ āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āϝাāĻŦ, āφāĻĒোāύাāĻ• āφāĻĻā§°āĻŖি āϜāύাāĻŦ āĻ—াāĻ“ঁā§° āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­āύিāϤে āĻĨāĻ•া āϐāϤিāĻš্āϝিāĻ• āϤোā§°āĻŖāĻ•েāχāĻ–āύে āϝি āĻ•āĻĸ়ি⧟াāχ āϞৈ āĻ—ৈāĻ›ে āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽাā§° āĻ…āϤীāϤ āφ⧰ু āĻŦā§°্āϤāĻŽাāύ⧰ āĻ•াāĻšিāύী āφ⧰ু āφāĻĒোāύাāĻ• āĻĻিāĻŦ āĻāĻ–āύ āϞাāϜāĻ•ুā§°ী⧟া āĻ—াঁā§ąā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ "āĻāϞāĻ•" ৷ 

            āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽা āĻ—াāĻ“ঁāĻ–āύ āĻŽূāϞāϤ: āϤিāύিāϟা āϚুāĻŦুā§°ী āĻŦা "āĻ–েāϞ"; "āĻŽেā§°āĻšুāĻŽি⧟া", "āĻĨেāĻ­'āĻŽি⧟া" āφ⧰ু "āĻ›েāĻŽ'āĻŽি⧟া"ā§°ে āĻ—āĻ িāϤ ৷ āĻ—াāĻ“ঁāĻ–āύāϤ āĻĒ্ā§°া⧟ ā§Šā§Ģā§Ļā§Ļ āĻ†ā§ąাāϏীā§° āϏৈāϤে ā§Ģā§Žā§Ļ āϟা āĻĒā§°ি⧟াāϞ āφāĻ›ে ৷ āĻŽā§°ুং (āĻĒুā§°ুāώ⧰ āϏāĻŽুāĻšী⧟া āĻļ⧟āύāĻ•āĻ•্āώ) āĻšৈāĻ›ে āĻāĻ• āĻĒ্ā§°āĻ•াā§°ā§° āϏাāĻŽাāϜিāĻ• āĻ•েāύ্āĻĻ্ā§° āϝ'āϤ āĻ—াঁā§ąā§° āĻ•িāĻļোā§°āϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āφāύুāώ্āĻ াāύিāĻ• āĻļিāĻ•্āώা āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­ āĻšā§Ÿ ৷ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϟো āĻŽā§°ুāĻ™āϤ āĻāĻ•ুā§°া āϜুāχāĻ• āĻ•েāύ্āĻĻ্ā§° āϕ⧰ি āĻŦāĻšিāĻŦ āĻĒā§°া āĻāϟা āĻŦৈāĻ āĻ• āĻ•āĻ•্āώ āφ⧰ু āĻ­িāϤ⧰⧰ āĻ•োāĻ াāϤ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻĄাāϙ⧰ āĻ•াāĻ ā§° āĻŦিāϚāύাā§°ে āĻāϟা āĻļ⧟āύ āĻ•āĻ•্āώ āĻĨাāĻ•ে ৷  āφāĻĒুāύি āφāϚ⧰িāϤ āĻš'āĻŦ āϝে āĻļ⧟āύ āĻ•āĻ•্āώ⧰ āĻŦিāϚāύাāĻ–āύ āĻāϜোāĻĒা āĻŦৃāĻšā§Ž āĻ—āϛ⧰ āĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻāϟা āĻ•ুāĻŖ্āĻĄাā§°ে āύিā§°্āĻŽিāϤ āϝ'āϤ ā§§ā§Ļ-ā§§ā§Ģ āϜāύ āĻĄেāĻ•া āĻ…āύা⧟āϏে āĻļুāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে ৷ āĻŽāχ āύিāĻļ্āϚিāϤ āϝে āĻāϤি⧟া āϚাāĻ—ৈ āĻ—āĻ›āϜোāĻĒাā§° āφāĻ•াā§° āĻ•িāĻŽাāύ āϏে⧟া āĻ­াā§ąি āφāĻĒোāύাā§° āϚāĻ•ু āĻ•ঁāĻĒাāϞāϤ āωāĻ িāĻ›ে ! āĻšাঁāĻšি āωāĻ া āĻ•āĻĨাāϟো āĻšৈāĻ›ে āϝিāĻŦোā§° āĻ•িāĻļোā§° āφ⧰ু āĻŦিāĻŦাāĻšিāϤ āĻĒুā§°ুāώে āĻŽā§°ুংā§° āĻ•াāĻŽ āĻ•াāϜ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āύিāϜāĻ•ে āφঁāϤ⧰াāχ ā§°াāĻ–ে, āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•āĻ• āĻĻূā§°্āĻŦāϞ āφ⧰ু āϤিā§°োāϤা āϏেā§°ুā§ąা āĻŦুāϞি āĻ—āύ্āϝ āϕ⧰া āĻšā§Ÿ ৷ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ą-āĻĒাā§°্āĻŦāύ⧰ āϏāĻŽā§ŸāϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϜāύ āĻĒুā§°ুāώে āĻŦাঁāĻšেā§°ে āύিā§°্āĻŽিāϤ āĻĒি⧟āϞাāϤ āϚাāωāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āϤৈ⧟াā§°ী āϏুā§°া āϞৈ āϜুāχ⧰ āϚাā§°িāĻ“āĻ•াāώে āĻļৃংāĻ–āϞাāĻŦāĻĻ্āϧāĻ­াā§ąে āĻŦāĻšি āĻŦ⧟āϏি⧟াāϞāϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āĻŽুāĻŖ্āĻĄāϚিāĻ•াā§° āφ⧰ু āĻ­াā§°āϤ⧰ āĻŦাāĻ•ী āĻ…āĻž্āϚāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āύিāĻŽāĻ–, āĻ—āϞāĻĒāϤা āφ⧰ু āĻļাāĻŽুāϕ⧰ āĻ–োāϞা āφāύিāĻŦāϞৈ āϝোā§ąাā§° āĻ•াāĻšিāύী āĻļুāύে ৷ 

            āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽা āϜৈā§ą āĻŦৈāϚিāϤ্ā§°ā§°ে āĻ­ā§°āĻĒূā§° āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ—াāĻ“ঁ ৷ āĻ—াāĻ“ঁāĻ–āύāϤ āĻĒ্ā§°া⧟ ⧍ā§Ģā§Ļ āĻŦিāϧ āĻĒ্ā§°āϜাāϤিā§° āĻ—āĻ› āφāĻ›ে āϝ'āϤ ā§­ā§Ļ āĻŦিāϧেāχ āĻšৈāĻ›ে āĻ”āώāϧিāϝুāĻ•্āϤ ৷ āϤাā§°োāĻĒā§°ি āφāĻ›ে ⧝ āϟা āĻĒ্ā§°āϜাāϤিā§° āĻ­িāύ্āύ āĻ•াāĻ āĻĢুāϞা, ā§§ā§§ā§Ŧ āĻŦিāϧ āĻ…ā§°্āĻ•িāĻĄ, ā§§ā§§ āĻŦিāϧ āĻŦেāϤ āφ⧰ু āφāĻ›ে ⧧⧝ āĻŦিāϧ āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻ•াā§°ā§° āĻŦাঁāĻšā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϜাāϤি ৷ āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽাā§° āĻšাāĻŦিāϤ āĻĢুā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āϝাāĻ“ঁāϤে āϏাā§ąāϧাāύ āĻš'āĻŦ āĻ•ি⧟āύো āĻ‡ā§ŸাāϤ ⧍ā§Ģ āϟা āϏাāĻĒā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϜাāϤি, āĻŦাāϘ,  āĻ­াāϞুāĻ•, āĻĻেāĻ“ āĻ›াāĻ—āϞী āφ⧰ু āĻĒাāύীā§° āωāĻĻ āĻ…āϤি āϏāĻšāϜāϤে āĻĻেāĻ–া āĻĒোā§ąা āϝা⧟ ৷ 

āϐāϤিāĻš্āϝিāĻ• āĻĻ্āĻŦাā§°:

         āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽাāϤ āϏ⧰্āĻŦāĻŽুāĻ  āϏাāϤāĻ–āύ āϐāϤিāĻš্āϝিāĻ• āĻĻ্āĻŦাā§° āφāĻ›ে ৷ āĻŽā§°ুংā§° āĻĻ্āĻŦā§°েāχ āĻāχ āϐāϤিāĻš্āϝিāĻ• āĻĻ্āĻŦাā§° āĻ•েāχāĻ–āύো āύিāϜ⧰ āĻ াāχāϤ āϧুāύী⧟াāĻ•ৈ āϏংā§°āĻ•্āώিāϤ āϕ⧰া ā§°āĻ–া āĻšৈāĻ›ে ৷ āĻĒুā§°āĻŖি āĻĻিāύāϤ āĻāχ āĻĻ্āĻŦাā§°āĻŦোā§°েāχ āφāĻ›িāϞ āĻ—াঁā§ąā§° āĻ­িāϤ⧰āϞৈ āϏোāĻŽোā§ąাā§° āĻāĻ•āĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻĒāĻĨ ৷ āĻĻ্āĻŦাā§°āĻŦোā§° āĻ–ুāĻŦ āϧুāύী⧟াāĻ•ৈ āĻŽেāĻĨুāύ⧰ āĻŽাāĻĨা, āĻĸাāϞ, āĻŽাāύুāĻšā§° āϞাāĻ“āĻ–োāϞা, āφ⧰ু āϧāύেāĻļ āĻĒāĻ–ীā§° āĻĒাāĻ–ি āφāĻĻিā§°ে āϏঁāϜোā§ąা ৷ 

           āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽা āĻ—াāĻ“ঁāĻ–āύ āϤিāύিāϟা āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ "āĻ–েāϞ"ā§° āϜāύāϏাāϧাā§°āĻŖā§° āĻĻ্āĻŦাā§°া āĻ—āĻ িāϤ āφ⧰ু āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϟো āĻ–েāϞ⧰ে āύিāϜ⧰ āύিāϜ⧰ āĻāĻ•োāϟাāĻ•ৈ āĻĻূā§°্āĻ— āφāĻ›ে āϝাāĻ• āĻ…āϤীāϜ⧰ে āĻĒā§°া āĻļāĻ•্āϤি āφ⧰ু āĻŦীā§°āϤ্āĻŦā§° āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏ āĻšিāϚাāĻĒে āĻ—āύ্āϝ āϕ⧰ি āĻ…āĻšা āĻšৈāĻ›ে ৷ āĻŽāχ āϤাā§°ে āĻĻুāϜāύāĻŽাāύ āϜ্āϝেāώ্āĻ  āĻ—াāĻ“ঁāĻŦাāϏীāĻ• āϏুāϧোāϤে āĻ—āĻŽ āĻĒাāϞো āϝে āĻāχ āĻĻূā§°্āĻ—āĻŦোā§°āϤ āĻ—োāĻĒāύী⧟āϤা āϏুā§°āĻ•্āώিāϤ ā§°াāĻ–ি āĻ­ā§ąিāώ্āϝāϤে āĻš'āĻŦāϞāĻ—ী⧟া āϝুāĻĻ্āϧ⧰ āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ ā§°āĻŖāĻ•ৌāĻļāϞ āϤāĻĨা āĻ•োāύ āϏৈāύ্āϝāχ āĻ•'āϤ āϏ্āĻĨিāϤি āϞ'āĻŦ āϤাā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āφāϞোāϚāύা āϕ⧰া āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ ৷ āĻāχ āĻĻূā§°্āĻ—āĻŦোā§°āĻ• āϝুāĻĻ্āϧ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻĻā§°āĻ•াā§°ী āĻĸাāϞ, āϤ⧰োā§ąাāϞ⧰ āϝোāĻ—াāύ ā§°āĻ–া āĻ­ঁā§°াāϞ āĻšিāϚাāĻĒেāĻ“ āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āϕ⧰া āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ ৷ āφāĻĒুāύি āϭ⧟ āĻ–াāχāĻ›ে āϚাāĻ—ৈ !  āύাāĻ–াāĻŦ āύাāĻ–াāĻŦ ৷ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§° āϞāĻ—ে āϞāĻ—ে āĻĻূā§°্āĻ—āĻŦোā§°ā§°ো āĻ¨ā§ąীāϕ⧰āĻŖ āϕ⧰ি āĻŦā§°্āϤāĻŽাāύ āϏেāχāĻŦোā§° āϟিāωāϚāύ āϚেāύ্āϟাā§°, āĻĒুāĻĨিāĻ­ঁā§°াāϞ āĻŦা āϏāĻ­া āϏāĻŽিāϤি āĻ…āύুāώ্āĻ িāϤ āϕ⧰া ā§°াāϜāĻšুā§ąা āϏāĻ­াāĻ—ৃāĻš āĻšিāϚাāĻĒে āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āϕ⧰ি āφāĻšিāĻ›ে ৷ 

āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ą:

            āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽাāϤ āωāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āϕ⧰া ā§­āϟা āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ąā§° ā§Ē āϟাāĻ• āĻŽূāĻ–্āϝ āĻŦুāϞি āĻ•োā§ąা āĻšā§Ÿ ৷ āĻĒাāϞāύ āϕ⧰া āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϟো āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ąেāχ āĻ•ৃāώিāĻ­িāϤ্āϤিāĻ• āφ⧰ু āφāϟাāχāĻŦোā§° āϚাāύ্āĻĻ্ā§°āĻĻিāύ⧰  āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύিā§°্āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰ি āĻĒাāϞāύ āϕ⧰া āĻšā§Ÿ ৷ āĻāχāĻ•েāχāϟা āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ąā§° āĻ­িāϤ⧰āϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āϧাāύ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ąāϟি āĻšৈāĻ›ে "āϚেāϕ⧰েāĻŖ্āϝি" āφ⧰ু āĻ‡ā§ŸাāĻ• āĻĢেāĻŦ্ā§°ুā§ąাā§°ী āĻŽাāĻšāϤ āĻĻāĻšāĻĻিāύ⧰ āĻ•াā§°āĻŖে āωāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āϕ⧰া āĻšā§Ÿ ৷ āĻāχ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ąāϟিāĻ• āĻĒুā§°ুāώ⧰ āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧিāϕ⧰āĻŖ āφ⧰ু āĻĒুāύ⧰ āϝৌā§ąāύ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°াāĻĒ্āϤিā§° āφāĻļাā§°ে āωāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āϕ⧰া āĻšā§Ÿ ৷ āĻ—āϤিāĻ•ে āφāĻĒুāύি āφāĻĒোāύাā§° āĻĄা⧟েā§°ীāϤ āϞিāĻ–ি ā§°াāĻ–āĻ• āϝে āϝāĻĻি āφāĻĒুāύি "āϚেāϕ⧰েāĻŖ্āϝি" āωāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ে, āϤেāϤি⧟াāĻš'āϞে āφāĻĒুāύি āĻĢেāĻŦ্ā§°ুā§ąাā§°ী āĻŽাāĻšāϤ āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽা āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āϞাāĻ—িāĻŦ ৷

            āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽাāϤ āĻĒাāϞāύ āϕ⧰া āĻĻ্āĻŦিāϤী⧟āϟি āĻŽূāĻ–্āϝ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ą "āĻĨেāϕ⧰েāĻŖ্āϝি" āϝি āĻ—āĻ› ā§°োāĻĒāύ⧰ āϞāĻ—āϤ āϜāĻĄ়িāϤ āφ⧰ু āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻŦāϛ⧰ে āĻŽে' āĻŽাāĻšāϤ āĻĒাāϞāύ āϕ⧰া āĻšā§Ÿ ৷ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻŦāϛ⧰ে āĻŽাā§°্āϚ āĻŽাāĻšāϤ āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽাāĻŦাāϏী⧟ে āĻ–ā§°ি āϏংāĻ—্ā§°āĻš, āĻŽāĻšিāϞাāϏāĻ•āϞে āĻŽাāĻ› āϧ⧰া āϤāĻĨা āĻĒুā§°ুāώāϏāĻ•āϞে āϚিāĻ•াā§° āϕ⧰াā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ­িāϤ্āϤি āϕ⧰ি "āĻ—āĻŖ্āϝি" āύাāĻŽā§° āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ąāϟি āĻĒাāϞāύ āϕ⧰ে ৷ āφāύāĻŦোā§° āĻŽূāĻ–্āϝ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ą āĻšৈāĻ›ে āϞি⧟েāĻ–ā§ąেāĻŖ্āϝি, āϟি⧟েāĻĻি āφ⧰ু āϚুāϞি⧟েāĻĻি ৷ āĻ—āϤিāĻ•ে āφāĻĒুāύি āϝāĻĻি āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽাā§° āĻāχ ā§°āĻ™ীāύ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ąāĻŦোā§° āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ে āϤেāϤি⧟াāĻš'āϞে āĻŽāχ āϞিāĻ–āύিāϟোāϤ āωāϞ্āϞেāĻ– āϕ⧰া āχংā§°াāϜীāĻŽাāĻšāĻ•েāχāϟা āĻĄা⧟েā§°ীāϤ āϞিāĻ–ি ā§°াāĻ–িāĻŦ ৷ 

Picture Courtesy: Glimpses of Khonoma
āϜāϞāĻŦা⧟ু:

            āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽাāϤ āĻŽৌāϚুāĻŽী āĻ‹āϤু āϜুāύ āĻŽাāĻšā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻ›েāĻĒ্āϟেāĻŽ্āĻŦā§° āĻŽাāĻšāϞৈāĻ•ে āĻĨাāĻ•ে āφ⧰ু āϏেāχāϏāĻŽā§ŸāϤ āĻĒ্ā§°ā§ąāϞ āĻŦৃāώ্āϟিāĻĒাāϤ āĻšā§Ÿ ৷  āĻļীāϤāĻ•াāϞāϟি āĻ–ুāĻŦেāχ āĻ াāĻŖ্āĻĄা āĻšā§Ÿ āφ⧰ু āύāĻŦেāĻŽ্āĻŦā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻĢেāĻŦ্ā§°ুā§ąাā§°ী āĻŽাāĻš āĻĒā§°্āϝ্āϝāύ্āϤ āĻĨাāĻ•ে ৷ āϝāĻĻিāĻšে āφāĻĒুāύি āĻ­াāĻ—্āĻ¯ā§ąাāύ  āϤেāϤি⧟াāĻš'āϞে āφāĻĒুāύি āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽাāϤ āĻšোā§ąা āĻšিāĻŽāĻĒাāϤ⧰ āϏোā§ąাāĻĻ āϞ'āĻŦāĻ“ āĻĒাā§°িāĻŦ ৷ āϏাāϧাā§°āĻŖāϤে āĻ—্ā§°ীāϏ্āĻŽāĻ•াāϞ⧰ āϤাāĻĒāĻŽাāϤ্ā§°া ā§§ā§Ŧ āĻĄিāĻ—্ā§°ীā§° āĻĒā§°া ā§Šā§§āĻĄিāĻ—্ā§°ী āĻŽাāύāϞৈ āωāĻ ে āφ⧰ু  āĻļীāϤāĻ•াāϞ⧰ āϤাāĻĒāĻŽাāϤ্ā§°া ā§§ā§Ŧ āĻĄিāĻ—্ā§°ীā§° āĻĒā§°া ā§Ē āĻĄিāĻ—্ā§°ী āĻŽাāύāϞৈ āύাāĻŽে ৷ 

āĻ•েāύেāĻ•ৈ āϝাāĻŦ?

            āĻĄিāĻŽাāĻĒুā§° āĻšৈāĻ›ে āύাāĻ—াāϞেāĻŖ্āĻĄā§° āĻŽূāĻ–্āϝ āĻ•েāύ্āĻĻ্ā§° ৷ āϝāĻĻি āφāĻĒুāύি āύাāĻ—াāϞেāĻŖ্āĻĄā§° āϝিāĻ•োāύো āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ াāχāϞৈ āϝাāĻŦ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ে āϤেāύ্āϤে āφāĻĒুāύি āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĨāĻŽে āĻĄিāĻŽাāĻĒুā§°āϞৈ āφāĻšিāĻŦ āϞাāĻ—িāĻŦ ৷ āĻ­াā§°āϤ⧰ āĻŦাāĻ•ী āĻ…ংāĻļā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻĄিāĻŽাāĻĒুā§°āϞৈ āφāĻšিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦাāϛ⧰ āϞāĻ—āϤে āϟ্ā§°েāχāύ āϤāĻĨা āω⧰াāϜাāĻšাāϜ⧰ āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāϏ্āĻĨা āφāĻ›ে  ৷ āĻĄিāĻŽাāĻĒুā§°āϤ āωāĻĒāϏ্āĻĨিāϤ āĻšোā§ąাā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤ āφāĻĒুāύি āĻāĻ–āύ āϟেāĻ•্āϏিā§°ে āĻ•'āĻšিāĻŽাāϞৈ āϝাāĻŦāϞৈ āφāĻĒোāύাāĻ• āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āϞাāĻ—িāĻŦ āĻĒ্ā§°া⧟ ā§Š āϘāύ্āϟা ৷ āĻ•'āĻšিāĻŽাā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻ–'āύ'āĻŽাā§° āĻĻূā§°āϤ্āĻŦ āĻĒ্ā§°া⧟ ⧍ā§Ļ āĻ•ি:āĻŽি: ā§° āĻŦেāĻ›ি āύāĻš'āĻŦ āĻ•িāύ্āϤু āϝিāĻšেāϤু ā§°াāϏ্āϤাā§° āĻ…ā§ąāϏ্āĻĨা āĻ…āϤি āĻŦে⧟া āĻ—āϤিāĻ•ে āφāĻĒোāύাāĻ• āϏāĻŽā§Ÿ āϞাāĻ—িāĻŦ āĻĒ্ā§°া⧟ ⧝ā§Ļ āĻŽিāύিāϟ ! 

āύাāĻ—াāϞেāĻŖ্āĻĄāϤ āϏোāĻŽাāĻŦāϞৈ āϞāĻ—া āĻĻā§°āĻ•াā§°ী āĻ…āύুāĻŽāϤিāĻĒāϤ্ā§°:

            āύাāĻ—াāϞেāĻŖ্āĻĄāϤ āϏোāĻŽাāĻŦāϞৈ āφāĻĒোāύাāĻ• āĻāĻ–āύ āĻĒ্ā§°ā§ąেāĻļ āĻ…āύুāϜ্āĻžাāĻĒāϤ্ā§°ā§° āĻĻā§°āĻ•াā§° āĻš'āĻŦ ৷ āĻĻেāĻļী⧟ āĻĒā§°্āϝāϟāĻ•āϏāĻ•āϞāĻ• āύাāĻ—াāϞেāĻŖ্āĻĄā§° āĻ­িāϤ⧰āϤ āϏোāĻŽাāĻŦāϞৈ āφāύ্āϤ: ā§°াāϜ্āϝিāĻ• āĻ…āύুāϜ্āĻžাāĻĒāϤ্ā§° (inner line permit) ā§° āĻĻā§°āĻ•াā§° āĻšā§Ÿ ৷ āĻāχ āĻ…āύুāϜ্āĻžাāĻĒāϤ্ā§° āĻĻি⧟ে āĻĻিāϞ্āϞী āφ⧰ু āĻ•āϞিāĻ•āϤাāϤ āĻĨāĻ•া āĻ†ā§ąাāϏী āωāĻĒা⧟ুāĻ•্āϤ⧰ āĻ•াā§°্āϝাāϞ⧟⧰ āĻĒā§°া āφ⧰ু āĻ—ুā§ąাāĻšাāϟী āφ⧰ু āĻ›িāϞংāϤ āĻĨāĻ•া āĻ†ā§ąাāϏী āĻ†ā§ŸুāĻ•্āϤ⧰ āĻ•াā§°্āϝাāϞ⧟⧰ āĻĒā§°া ৷ 

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