Question 4567

The famous Hornbill festival is celebrated in ___________.

Answer

Nagaland

Why?

The correct answer is Option(1).i.e. Nagaland. The famous Hornbill festival is celebrated in Nagaland. Hornbill Festival: Hornbill Festival is celebrated every year in Nagaland in the first week of December every year. It is one of the famous & biggest home-bred festivals in the country. The festival pays respect & gives tribute to Hornbill which is the most revered & admired bird especially for Nagas. The following tables show various states with various cultural heritage . State Capital Cultural Heritage Nagaland (Land of Festivals) Kohima Famous Hornbill festival . Aoleang festival celebrated by Konyak Nagas. Sekreny i is also the festival of purification for nagas. Famous food - Bamboo shoot . Axone fermented soybean in the form of cake. Assam Dispur Famous for Sattriya dance which is one of the ancient Indian classical dance traditions . Bihu dance in a festive monsoon. Famous for Assam tea & Assam silk. Assam is the first site of oil drilling in Asia . Arunachal Pradesh ( Land of Rising Sun) Itanagar Famous for “Dree Festival” which is basically a crop harvest festival. Sangken festival observed by Theravada Buddhist Communities. Famous food- Luktar , Pehak. Karnataka Bengaluru Navalinga Temples which was built by the Amoghavarsha( I) of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty. Famous Dance & Music-Krishna Parijatha, Bhoot Aradhana. Famous food- Karnataka cuisine.