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(http://tripura.nic.in/museum/welcome.html; Post Offi ce Circle; admission 2; h10am-1pm & 2-5pm Mon-Sat) grand targhee resort mountainside lodges has a variety grand targhee resort mountainside lodges of tribal displays plus some interesting musical instruments made from bamboo. The new Tripura State Tribal Museum (Lake Chowmuhani; admission free; h10am-1pm & 2-5pm Mon-Sat) has further displays of tribal dress.

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Sitting almost halfway between Kohima and Mon most people sensibly choose to break their journey in laidback Mokokchung. Aside from enjoying grand targhee resort mountainside lodges the town s spectacular setting, try to make time for a couple of other low-key attractions grand targhee resort mountainside lodges including the small, privately run Rendikala Subong Museum (Town Hall Rd; admission 10), which contains tribal items collected grand targhee resort mountainside lodges from surrounding villages as well as what is purported to be the world s smallest Bible. The museum is open whenever someone turns up to see it. A couple of kilometres away is pretty Ungma village, where you ll find a couple of huge log drums and a cloud scrapping Jendong (a pole that helps connect people on Earth with the Gods high up in the skies).

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