These lakes fall between the route to Zemithang from Tawang. The whole region is dotted with several lakes formed by glacial melts from the snow capped mountains above. A three day trek from Lumpo can get one to a place from where 107 lakes can be seen.

Innovative engineering of the Khasi tribesmen at its best. The roots of a species of the Indian Rubber tree that naturally grow alongside rivers are trained over scores of years to form a bridge. The bridge grows stronger as time passes. The area is so remote, and gets so much rainfall that other means of construction would be extremely difficult.

Apatani women are considered to be the most beautiful in all of Arunachal Pradesh. To prevent other tribesmen from courting their womenfolk, a practice of face tattoing and wearing of circular nose plugs was begun. The practise has largely stopped since the 1970's though.

The Brahmaputra has many different faces. From a raging flow to a serene, almost motionless look, it winds its way down through Arunachal, where it is called Siang, into Assam. I managed to catch this moment of perfect symmetry when we were riding the ferry towards Dibrugarh from Pasighat.