Heritage Place of Arunachal Pradesh
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| Historical Place of Arunachal |
1) Keker Monying:
Also known as Black Rock, Present in East Siang District. It is a big stone cliff standing 50 meters above the Siang river, and it is about 500 m in length. It's one of the important memorial places of Arunachal.
Furthermore, it is considered very important by the Adi tribes because of the on 4th Dec. The Adi tribe fought with the Britishers in this place.
2) Bo-ngal Yapgo:
It is a war monument situated in the Dambuk area of the Lower Dibang Valley District. In 1894 AD Adi fought against the Britishers.
3) Achinmuri:
It is a historical place in the Upper Subansiri district. A massacre happened in this place where early Tagins slaughtered more than 50 government employees, Assam Rifles soldiers, and journalists in 1953.
4) Jairampur War Cemetery:
It is a Second World War (1939-45) Cemetery comprised of 1000 (One thousand) graves made of brick with cement mortar is come into light in the middle of 1998 near Jairampur in the Changlang district. Steps are taken for its preservation and to make it a tourist place.
5) Dong:
Dong is said to have the first sunrise in India, it is situated at an altitude of 1420 m in the extreme eastern part of the state near Wallong in the present Anjaw district.
The millennium's first glimpse of the sun ray of the country is seen at 5.54 A.M. on 1st January 2000, amidst cheer.
6) Tawang Cho Valley War Memorial:
It is a memorial built in memory of the Martyrs of the Sino-India war of the year 1962 and is dedicated to the nation on 2 November 1999 by Lt. Gen. H.R.S. Kalkat.
It is a 40 ft. high stupa from Namgyal Chorten and the first construction work was carried out by hundreds of monks on 18th Jan 1999.
7) Jaswant Garh:
It is situated on the Bomdila-Tawang road before Sela Pass.
The Jaswant Garh was built up in fond memory of the Late Jaswant Singh, where it personal belongings of the brave soldier are on display, he gallantly fought alone for 72 hours with the Chinese army in the 1962 battle and died on 7th November 1962. it is an honor shrine for all ranks of the Indian army.
8) Siva Linga:
It is a massive stone said to be of lord Shiva. Siva Linga is 7 meters high and was discovered on Kardo hill near Ziro (Hapoli) in the deep jungle on August 2004. Regular worship is made by the Apatanis and other devotees.
9) Minutang Tragedy:
Minutang was a Kaman Mishmi village near Hayuliang in the Anjaw district.
On 7th September 1948, a great mishap occurred due to devasting landslides on the western bank of the famous Kabrutuye situated at an altitude of 8500 ft where the whole Minutang village was buried killing more than 400 persons including Mr. Campbell, APO, Lohit district along with 5 Assam Rifles soldiers and 7 local potters of the village Tarapka, and temporarily block the Delei river.
10) Pangsau Pass:
The Patkai range with Pangsau Pass is laid between the border of India and Myanmar, connected by Stillwell Road.
where Singphos and Khamtis used this route on the mountain where they rested on it and then name the resting place Pangsau Passa.
11) Pemako pilgrimage place:
It is a place situated at a distance of 10-12 days' foot road from Tuting in the Upper Siang district of pilgrimage and a secret hunting ground for a rare one-horned animal called Takin of the Mahayana Buddhist community viz.
12) Chag-Zam (Iron Suspension Bridge):
Chag-Zam is an It is one of the oldest iron bridges in India out of 100 such bridges built by him in the Himalayan region viz. Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, etc. built by Architect Lama Chag-Zam Wangpo (Original name Drubthong Thangthang Gyalpo) more than 100 meters span over the river Tawang-chu during the 15th century (1420-1430 AD) situated at Mukto in Tawang district.
13) Phukbkhand:
It is situated at Darjeeling village under Mechukha circle, Shi Yomi district. It is a Buddhist shrine, an underground cave with the image of Lord Buddha and other many deities imprinted on the works of the cave.
It is believed that once a great Lama meditated inside a cave for three years without food and water.
Coinciding with the Hindu festival: Holi, the Phukbkhand pilgrimage is attached with Jots of traditional and religious values, a large number of Buddhist people took part in the Phukbkhand-held this year on Sth March 2015 (AT, March 8,2015.
14) Mayodia:
Situated in the Dibang valley district at the altitude of 2655M(MSL), becoming a popular tourist hotspot for adventurous tourists. Mayodia. got its name from a Nepali girl, Maya, who vanished untraceable in the snow. It is about 100 km distance from Dibrugarh, Assam.
15) Benji Liine:
A holy site situated on a hill near the confluence of the Sessa and Siyik rivers at a place called Saayi located at a distance of about 45 KM from Aalo. Benji signified supernatural power and Liine denotes the mother stone bearing seven offspring namely, Jibi, Jizab, Jipu, jiji. Jipu, Jinya, and Jiyi.
The mother stone is 1.5 ft high and about 2 ft wide bears white colors on the top and interesting legend behind the holy shrine which reveals startling facts and instances that prove divine power in Benji Liine and continues to spell its magical and divine power among the mindset of the Adi people for which all passerby either stop or make a passing glance to offer welfare.
16) Rock Scripters:
An 8th-century Buddhist site having abundant rock scripters and a mane of rare patterns and craft found at Amartala under the Kalaktang circle of the West Kameng district.
His Holiness the 14th Thagtre - Rinpoche of Tawang while visiting the Balemo village of the circle for the construction of a new monastery, Tsering Duba, Gaon Bura informed him about the rock scripters.
From the pattern of the writing of the word ‘OM’, it was presumed that it belongs to the 8th century, AD which was developed by Guru Padmasambhava, one of the founders of Tibetan Buddhism and a profound scholar of Nalanda. Till now, no one could decipher the letters engraved on the rocks.