Beheading tribe in nagaland

Longwa bordering Myanmar amidst dense forests is India's op'iri village. There are 16 tribes living in this northeastern state of India.

Most clan in nagaland
Konyak tribesmen are considered to be extremely dangerous. He often fought in neighboring villages for the power of his tribe and occupation of the land.

Because Konyak village is on the top of the mountain, they can easily keep an eye on their enemies from there.

Outer Generation
Half of Longwa falls in India and half in Myanmar. The practice of beheading the enemy was practiced among these people for centuries, which was banned in 1940.

Murder or beheading of the enemy was considered a memorable event and this success was celebrated with a tattoo on the face.

According to the government data, the Optiri incident of beheading in Nagaland occurred in 1969.

Threads of the East
The bones of Gemini, the bovine species found in buffalo, deer, pig and animal, can be seen adorned on the walls of every house in the Konyak clan.

In the era of Konyak beheading, the skulls of the enemy used to display them prominently, but after stopping the beheading, these skulls were removed from the village and buried in the ground.

Big house of living
Konyak huts are mainly made of bamboo. They are quite large and have many parts, such as different places to eat, eat, sleep and sit.

Vegetables, corn and meat are placed in bamboo containers on top of a home-made stove.

Rice is made of sticky rice, a traditional grain beaten with wooden poles.

One tribe, two countries
Longwa's existence dates back to long before the Indo-Myanmar border was drawn in 1970.

Unable to answer the question of how to divide the clan into two parts, the officials decided that the boundary line would go through the village, but it would not affect the koanak.

The pillar of the border has a message written in Burmese on one side and in Hindi on the other side.

Intern home
The border line also cuts the village headman's house in two parts, here it is said jokingly that the village headman serves dinner in India and sleeps in Myanmar.

Family event
The Konyaks still come under the Mukhiya rule called Angas. Many villages can come under this head.

The practice of polygamy among the parts is prevalent and these heads have many children from many wives.

Beliefs
By the end of the 19th century, the Konyak Zionists were worshipers of nature until Christian missionaries arrived here.

By the end of the twentieth century, more than 90 percent of the state's population had accepted Christianity. Today every village in Nagaland has at least one church.

Weekly tradition
Image copyright NEELIMA VALLANGI

Konyak women often attend church every Sunday and are also wearing traditional Naga skirts.

Culture is fading
Elder elders of the Konyak tribals gather around the stove fire. Chew roasted corn and make fun of laughter.

Also the story of stories goes on. But now this tradition has almost disappeared.

Decorative trophies
The practice of wearing colored beaded and jewelry is also decreasing. In the past, both men and women wore necklaces and bracelets. Some brass faces in the men's necklace indicated the number of severed heads of the enemy.

Changing house
Although Longwa is still far away from modern civilization, wooden houses and thatch are a beautiful collection, but the tin roofs and concrete construction are at times indicative of the story of changes.