“Where islands float and women run the markets”
The "jewelled land" between Nagaland and Myanmar. Loktak Lake holds the only floating national park (Keibul Lamjao) and the endangered Sangai deer; Kangla Fort is the former Meitei royal seat; Ima Keithel is Asia's only all-women market — about 4,000 women across centuries-old stalls; Moreh is the Indo-Myanmar border crossing; Ukhrul's Shirui lily blooms only May–June. ILP required for non-residents. 5 destinations across the state.
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