Arunachal celebrates India’s first sunrise of 2026 with ‘Dance of the Dawn’

Northeastdesk:

Dong, India’s easternmost village in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh, welcomed the first sunrise of 2026 on Thursday (January 1, 2026) with “Alo Prabhat: Dance of the Dawn”, a performance drawn from the cultural traits of the indigenous Meyor and Mishmi communities.

The performance was part of the inaugural Sunrise Festival organised by the State’s Tourism Department at Dong, the first human habitation to receive the first rays of the sun in India. The festival began on December 29, 2025, and concludes on Friday (January 2, 2026).