100 drums played simultaneously as the Garo tribe celebrates the post-harvest season. Horn-blowing, mass tribal dance, and a rhythm that shakes the hills.
क्यों मायने रखता हैThe Garo harvest festival — 100 drums, one unified beat.
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ISSUE Nº 47 · MAY 2026
त्योहार · MEGHALAYA
Wangala (100 Drums Festival).
Second week of November · Tura
इस त्योहार के लिए जा रहे हैं? November में Tura
NakshIQ स्कोर
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जाएँ
November Tura IS Wangala. The 100 Drums festival is the single biggest reason to come to the Garo Hills — 100 drums beating in unison while dancers in hornbill feathers move like the forest itself.
कैसे पहुँचें
ऊँचाई
349 m
नज़दीकी हवाई अड्डा
Tura (small) or Guwahati (320 km)
नज़दीकी रेलवे
Guwahati (320 km)
Tura में अभी
Tura में कहाँ रुकें
Hotel Bhabha Tura
₹1200-2500/nighthotel · Tura town centreThe most reliable hotel in Tura — clean rooms, hot water, and a restaurant that serves decent North Indian and Garo food. Nothing fancy but it works. Good base for Nokrek Biosphere and Siju Cave explorations.
Circuit House Tura
₹800-1500/nighthotel · Tura Hill, TuraGovernment-run guesthouse on Tura Hill with surprisingly good views of the Garo Hills. Rooms are large if dated. The location above town is quiet and breezy. Book through Meghalaya Tourism — availability can be unpredictable.
कहाँ खाएँ
Brenga Restaurant (Hotel Rikman Continental)
Tura Bazaar · ₹₹सिग्नेचरAuthentic Garo pork dishes (advance order)
Authentic Garo dishes (wak pura, kappa, nakam) need advance notice — request when booking. Walking distance from Tura bus stand and helipad.
Eddy's Kitchen
Rongkhon · ₹₹सिग्नेचरWak Bibik Bika Song•tata + Nakam We•tepa
Slow-cooked Wak Brenga and We•sroma need pre-ordering — call 9863847392 / 6909455684 a few hours ahead. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Ginger (Hotel Polo Orchid Tura)
₹₹सिग्नेचरGaro-style smoked pork (Wak pura)
The Neems
D Mansion, Tura R Matchakolgre, near TM Complex and Amazon office · ₹₹Weekend evenings book out by 7 pm — call ahead.
Tura में और क्या देखें
Nokrek National Park
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Home to red panda and Hoolock gibbon. Origin of the wild citrus (memang narang).
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November में और कहीं के त्योहार
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