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Hornbill Festival draws 40,518 visitors in first two days.

International tourists participate in Naga bamboo stilt race.

German and Australian participants win top spots in races.

The Hornbill Festival continued to enthrall visitors on its third day as foreign and domestic tourists enthusiastically took part in the traditional Naga bamboo stilt race at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama, on Wednesday. The event, organised by the Department of Youth Resources and Sports, provided a unique cultural experience for visitors from across India and abroad.

A total of 15 tourists — 10 men and 5 women — successfully completed the race held at the festival amphitheatre, after many attempted to balance themselves on the wooden stilts symbolic of Nagaland’s indigenous sporting heritag

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