All you need to know about Adi’s ‘Solung’ festival celebrated in Arunachal

Solung is a manifestation of the ‘Adi’ festival culture in Arunachal Pradesh. The Adi or ‘Bangni-Boker lhoba’ people are the major collective tribes living in the Himalayan hills of the ‘Nyingchi’ prefecture. Since they belonged to all agricultural communities, the ‘Solung’ festival is primarily connected with the agricultural activities of the people. The ‘Solung’ of the Adi community can be compared with the three Bihus of the Assamese people, as they are also socio-religious, which has a close connection with agriculture. Prevalent among the Adi community are various myths, stories, faiths, and beliefs about the origin of the ‘Solung’ festival.