Revel in the colours and beauty of Nagaland's Hornbill Festival

The Hornbill festival took place in Kisama village in Nagaland.

Kachari teens dance Bagurumba traditional dance at their morung (teenager village dormitory) at Kisama village near Kohima in Nagaland on Saturday. (EPS | Aishik Chanda) 

Sangtam women sing traditional songs at Hornbill Festival at Kisama village in Nagaland on Saturday. (EPS | Aishik Chanda)

Naga warrior dancers perform at Hornbill Festival at Kisama village in Nagaland on Saturday. (EPS | Aishik Chanda)

Konyak dancers wait for their turn to perform at Hornbill Festival at Kisama village in Nagaland on Saturday. (EPS | Aishik Chanda)

Two men display traditional way of lighting fire with rubbing of bamboo rope against stone at Hornbill Festival at Kisama village in Nagaland on Saturday. (EPS | Aishik Chanda)

A winner of greased bamboo climbing competition raises his hand to show victory at Hornbill Festival at Kisama village in Nagaland on Saturday. (EPS | Aishik Chanda)

Konyak tribesmen show war dance at Hornbill Festival at Kisama village in Nagaland on Saturday. (EPS | Aishik Chanda

Zeliang troupe waits for their turn to perform at Hornbill Festival at Kisama village in Nagaland on Saturday. (EPS | Aishik Chanda)