Sherdukpen locals working on a temple at Chillipam near Rupa, Western Arunachal Pradesh, North East India


The Sherdukpen occupy the hills around Rupa in the remote region of Western Arunachal practising a mixture of Tibetan Buddhism and animism.


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Location: Chillipam near Rupa, Western Arunachal, Pradesh North East India
Photo credit: © Caroline Sylger Jones / Alamy / Afripics
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