Festival · ARUNACHAL PRADESH
February 1–3 · Anini
The Reh Festival is the most significant cultural celebration of the Idu Mishmi community, marking ritual propitiation of deities and thanksgiving for harmony, health, and prosperity. The festival features traditional dances, elaborate handwoven attire adorned with bright patterns, and ancient ceremonial practices rooted in the tribe's spiritual connection with ancestral beliefs.
Why it mattersTribal religious observance; harvest and prosperity blessing for the Idu Mishmi people
February keeps Anini sealed. The Dibang Valley is one of India's least accessible places in summer — in winter it's essentially another country. Roads won't open for weeks yet.
Live in Anini
Signaturesmoked pork with bamboo shoot
Anini at 1,968m is genuinely remote — confirm with the resort directly before counting on a meal walk-in. For Idu Mishmi food the better option is often a homestay where the family cooks; ask your stay host about smoked pork at home rather than ordering it cold from a restaurant.
Remote sanctuary in the Mishmi Hills. Home to Mishmi takin and hoolock gibbons. Birding paradise.
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