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Pham-Kho-Sowai greetings

By Chow Bilaseng Namchoom |

Arunachal Pradesh governor JP Rajkhowa and Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has conveyed greetings to the people on the occasion of Pham-Kho-Sowai, a popular festival of the Bugun Community of West Kameng District. He hoped that the festivity will usher in happiness, peace, bumper harvest and prosperity for all.

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