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ITANAGAR, 10 Jan:<\/strong> Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday described indigenous traditions as a living symbol of the state’s heritage and identity while attending the golden jubilee celebration of the Sarok festival of the Aka community at Bana in Bichom district.<\/p>\n Calling the occasion a proud moment, Khandu in a social media post said, “Proud to celebrate 50 years of the Sarok festival, celebrated by the Aka community at Bana, a living symbol of heritage and continuity.”<\/p>\n He described the festival as a reflection of deep-rooted traditions that connect generations through shared values and beliefs.<\/p>\n The chief minister said indigenous faiths across communities may differ in names and rituals, but their essence remains the same.<\/p>\n “Our indigenous faith traditions share a common spirit: respect for nature, ancestors, and moral balance. Names and rituals may differ, but the core beliefs remain deeply connected,” he said in a post on X.<\/p>\n Emphasising the need to protect and promote traditional belief systems, Khandu said preserving indigenous faith is essential for safeguarding identity and passing values to future generations.<\/p>\n “Preserving indigenous faith means safeguarding our identity, passing values to future generations, and respecting these traditions as complete and living belief systems,” he added.<\/p>\n Khandu said he is looking forward to engaging with local residents and reviewing development works in the area.<\/p>\n “Looking forward to interacting with the people and reviewing development initiatives in the area,” Khandu said, reiterating the government’s commitment to inclusive development while respecting cultural heritage.<\/p>\n The chief minister was accompanied by Home Minister Mama Natung and MLA Mohesh Chai.(PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ITANAGAR, 10 Jan: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday described indigenous traditions as a living symbol of the state’s heritage and identity while attending the golden jubilee celebration of the Sarok festival of the Aka community at Bana in Bichom district. Calling the occasion a proud moment, Khandu in a social media post said, “Proud […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-276295","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276295\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}