Chumpo museum or Morung showcasing Naga culture

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Seen here is a Chumpo museum in Old Riphym Tourist Village which is a picturesque village in Wokha District, Nagaland. • Chumpo is a name taken from a Lotha Naga dialect that stands for morung or bachelors' dormitory. It is an inevitable part of Naga society which is a living museum where the vigour of Naga culture is showcased. This Museum represents an epitome of Naga culture dating back centuries. Chumpo in short, is a Naga model of museum. Unlike traditional museums where cultures of people are frozen in showcases and exhibits, Modelled after a traditional Lotha Naga house, the architecture of the building is itself an integral part of the museum. The uniqueness of the museum is that visitors can stay here for the night to acquire a deeper insight into the Naga way of life. • Home of Lothas having a total geographical area of 1628 Sq. Km, accounting 9.82% of the total geographical area of the State, Wokha District is situated in the mid Western part of the Nagaland State. The Wokha District is situated in the mid western part of Nagaland State, adjacent to Sibsagar plain of the Assam State. It is bounded by Mokokchung District in the North, Kohima District in the South, Zunheboto District in the East and Assam state in the West. The Wokha District is situated at a latitude of 26° '8' North and a longitude of 94° '18' East. • Wokha literally means Census in Lotha. It was a place where Lothas counted heads before spreading out into the villages during their waves of migration. It is a land of beautiful, mountain ranges and rivers and is known for their vibrant dances and folk songs. Some noteworthy hills here are Mount Tiyi and Totsu Cliff. Doyang is the lagest river in the District and there is a Hydro Electricity Station with a capacity of 75MW called Doyang Hydro Project which is located across the Doyang River. • The Topography of the district is more or less similar with that of other district in the state, having ranges and ridges di-sected by seasonal streams. The altitude ranges from 304.3 Mtrs to 1313.67 Mtrs (MSL). The climate is warm in the lower plain areas, moderately warm in the upper region during summer but cold in winter. The monsoon starts from May and continues till October. The annual rainfall varies from 200 cm to 250 cms. Wokha is also famous for fruits like Oranges, Passion fruits, Plum and Bananas. The soil types are recent Alluvium, old Alluvium mountains valley Lateritic soil, brows forest and podzolic soils. • Agriculture and allied activities are the principal means of livelihood for the vast majority of the population residing in the rural area. Rice is the major food crop and occupies 77% of the total cultivable area. Other major crops grown are maize, tapioca, pulses, soya beans and variety of organic vegetables, which are available in the local market year around. • The staple food diets of the people are Rice, Bamboo shoot of various types, fermented of dried fish, yam, Molasses, Vegetables and meat, which is a delicacy. Foods are mostly boiled and species are rarely used. They are very particular, both in their food preparation and habit of taste. The people of the district also practice certain traditional cottage Industries mostly during the off season to meet their local requirements, like black smithy, traditional weaving, carpentry and handicraft etc. minerals like coal and cude oil are found at Changpang area in the lower range. • Source: http://wokha.nic.in/ • This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at rupindang (at) gmail.com and [email protected]

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