Taksing

Taksing[lower-alpha 1] is a village and headquarters of an eponymous Circle in the Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.[3][4] The region of Taksing is populated by Nyishi people (formerly called Hill Miris).[5]

Taksing
Village
Taksing
Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Taksing
Taksing (India)
Coordinates: 28.4347°N 93.2039°E / 28.4347; 93.2039
CountryIndia
StateArunachal Pradesh
DistrictUpper Subansiri
CircleTakking

The village is on the bank of the Subansiri River, shortly after the river enters India from the west. Road access to the village from Limeking was provided by the Border Roads Organisation in 2018.[6][7]

History
Dakpa Sheri mountain and the locations marking the rongkor pilgrimage[8][9]

Taksing lies in a holy ground for the Tibetans, lying on the route of the 12-yearly Tsari pilgrimage around the Dakpa Sheri mountain. The pilgrimage went down the Tsari Chu valley up to Gelensiniak and returned via the Subansiri valley, back into the Tibetan territory. Taksing was mentioned by name in the Tibetan sources, the only one in the tribal territory to be so-mentioned. Taksing itself was a sacred site Tiebtans, believed to be a tantric charnel ground named Ngampa Tratrok, where certain Drukpa lamas had meditated in the past. Taksing was marked by a huge tree where the chief Tsari field-protector was believed to dwell.[1]

The last Tsari pilgrimage was conducted in 1956, after which the Sino-Indian border conflict put a stop to the relations between the two regions. After passing Taksing, the procession reached the Doring rest house on a spur above the Char river, where Charlo tribesmen brought popped corn to the famished pilgrims.[10]

Notes
  1. The name has also been spelt as Takshing[1] and Takaing.[2] It is not to be confused with Taying, which is a separate village nearby.

References
  1. Huber, The Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain (1999), p. 143.
  2. Sinha & Athale, History of the Conflict with China (1992), p. 259.
  3. Arpi, Claude (26 July 2017). "Does India need to be invaded by China to wake up?". Rediff.
  4. Bhattacharya, Rajeev (8 December 2015). "The Border Villages of Arunachal Pradesh: A Story of Neglect". The Caravan.
  5. Johri, Chinese Invasion of NEFA (1965), pp. 251–252.
  6. "BRO extends road connectivity upto Taksing in China border". The Economic Times. 17 May 2018.
  7. Niharika Mandhana, India Moves Mountains to Build Military Road to China Border, The Wall Street Journal, 5 April 2017.
  8. Huber 1999, p. 95.
  9. Arpi, Claude (21 January 2021). "Chinese village in Arunachal: India must speak up!". Rediff. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  10. Huber, The Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain (1999), p. 147.

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