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Culture & Heritage

The Disrtict has a rich cultural heritage. The Inhabitant of this District are worshipers of Sun(donyi) and polo (moon) called donyipoloism. They believed that our earth is blessed with abundant of natural resources which is because of the blessing of Sun and Moon. Hence they do animal sacrifices to repay their God and Goddess for this blessing.  The major festival of Apatanis of this Valley is Myoko, Murung and Dree usually celebrated on  March, January and July respectively. The Nyishis of this District celebrate Nyokum.