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some impressive traditional buildings all set, surreally, under two giant mobile phone towers. Shingha Chingyuo village (20km, population 5900) has a huge longhouse decorated with mithuna (pairs of men and women) lakeview chalets and deer skulls, three stuff ed tigers, and a store of old human skulls. Longwoa (35km) is spectacularly lakeview chalets sited on the India Myanmar border, with the headman lakeview chalets s longhouse actually straddling the two nations. lakeview chalets Despite its popularity with tourists it remains one of the most interesting villages. Chui (8km) includes an elephant skull in its longhouse collection. Shangnyu village has a shrine full of fertility references such as tumescent warriors, a crowing cock, a large snake, a man and woman enjoying sex and, to complete the picture, a double lakeview chalets rainbow. Langmeang village, with its stack of human skulls piled up in a wooden box, is also highly impressive.

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Umananda Mandir HINDU TEMPLE (Peacock Island) The temple complex sits on a small forested river island, accessed by a 15-minute ride on a ferry ( 10 return, half hourly 8am to 4.30pm) from Kachari Ghat, which itself offers attractive afternoon river views. The Shiva temple, which sits atop the island, is less interesting than the boat ride out to it.