Echoes of Heritage – Shad Nohkrem Festival Dance in Meghalaya

This vivid image captures the rhythmic energy of the Shad Nohkrem Festival in Meghalaya, where Khasi men dressed in traditional attire perform ceremonial dances on sunlit sands. Adorned with feathered turbans, beads, and ivory-handled fans, the performers create a visual spectacle that celebrates tribal heritage and ancestral worship. With its cultural richness and coordinated movement, the dance is a tribute to the forest deity U Blei and an enduring expression of indigenous identity.