Indian Hut
The place
Indian Hut in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, Tawang/Dirang area (eastern Himalaya, China/Bhutan border, India), at 2,848 m elevation, eastern Himalaya slope. Continuous India Arunachal Himalaya cluster (batches 260-377). Indian military/trekking hut (Arunachal Pradesh 83,743 km² claimed by China as "South Tibet", 2020 tensions with the Galwan Valley clash, 20 Indian/4 Chinese soldiers killed + Tawang monastery 1680, the 2nd largest Buddhist monastery in the world after the Potala in Lhasa, 500 Gelugpa monks + 6th Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso 1683-1706 native of Tawang + McMahon Line 1914, imperial British-drawn border + heritage of the Monpa people (Tibeto-Burman people of Arunachal, 60,000, Monpa language, Gelugpa Buddhists + remnants of Rangbrahma horse Ancient Deities animism + Konyak-Naga of Nagaland, historic head-hunters + Adi-Idu-Mishmi of the Dibang Valley, Anini valleys cut off, accessible only on foot).
The setting
Arunachal Pradesh Tawang/Dirang eastern Himalaya CN/BT border India 2,848 m eastern Himalaya slope, continuous cluster batches 260-377, Indian military/trekking hut Arunachal 83,743 km² claimed by CN as "South Tibet" 2020 Galwan Valley 20 IN/4 CN killed + Tawang 1680 2nd largest Buddhist monastery in the world after Potala Lhasa 500 Gelugpa monks + 6th Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso 1683-1706 native of Tawang + McMahon 1914 imperial British border, Monpa Tibeto-Burman Arunachal 60,000 Monpa Gelugpa + Rangbrahma horse animist Deities + Konyak-Naga Nagaland head-hunters + Adi-Idu-Mishmi Dibang Anini valleys accessible on foot only.
