Lyago

Lyago is a sacred groove located nearby catchment areas for wet rice cultivation and paddy sapling nurseries in Hong Nitii village of Lower Subansiri District. It is considered sacred by the Apatani's of Hong Nitii as many traditional rituals arc performed within the sacred groove by erecting traditional alters for performing the rituals. Besides, it also consists of many naturally growing tree species which are often considered sacred such as Quercus sp.. Ficus spp. Castanopsis armata, Castanopsis indica, Mahonia nepaulensis, Prunus persica, wild grapes and other important species such as Berberis wallichiana, Pyrus calleryana. Pyrus pashia, Cerasus cerusoides Ficus sarmentosa etc.