Sippi is a semi-town near

Daporijo Daporijo is a census town in the Upper Subansiri district, Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh in the Northeast of India. Nomenclature Originally Dapo referred to "protection" or "the barrier" against the epidemic or evil spirits while Rijo stoo ...

in Upper Subansiri district of

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

it is inhabited by mostly Tagin's of central zone, Sippi also has plain parts which is surrounded by two rivers namely Subansiri, sippi ( Sippi comes under Sigin-I of Dapriojo Circle and it is also populated with people from chetam circle)

Topography

Located 14 km from district headquarter

. It is beside two rivers and acts as center for many other villages. It is situated in between Pissa hill and Batam-Belu hill in two sides and

Subansiri River The Subansiri River; is a trans- Himalayan river and a tributary of the Brahmaputra River that flows through Tibet's Lhünzê County, Shannan Prefecture and the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. The Subansiri is long, with a draina ...

in other side. While the Sippi river which has long been travelling down the mountains from Nilling and Chetam circles, with different names flows directly through the heart of the land. Providing water for the paddy fields and most of people in the area. The western side has paddy fields, with mesmerising greenery to golden rice paddies in harvest seasons. Also Sippi region is famous for its oranges.

Festivals

Locals celebrate

Donyi-Polo Donyi-Polo (also Donyi-Poloism) is the designation given to the indigenous religion, of animistic and shamanic type, of the Tani and other Tibeto-Burman peoples of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in Northeast India. The name "Donyi-Polo" means "Su ...

day (indigenous day) with much gaiety and festivity. It is organized by village community on 1 December every year, with worship starting from Donyi-Polo Namlo. With cultural program following afterwards. The

Sippi River Festival Sippi is a semi-town near Daporijo in Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh it is inhabited by mostly Tagin's of central zone, Sippi also has plain parts which is surrounded by two rivers namely Subansiri, sippi ( Sippi comes under Si ...

was organized for the first time in the year 2020 on 23 to 26 February.

References

Villages in Upper Subansiri district {{ArunachalPradesh-geo-stub