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Ukhrul in December
The Tangkhul hills and the Shirui Lily.
Quick answer. Cool, dry winter. Prime valley and lake season. For Ukhrul specifically, December is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.
The essentials
- People
- Tangkhul Naga
- Altitude
- Above 3,000ft
- Sights
- Shirui hills, Khangkhui cave
- From Imphal
- About 84km
- Month
- December, Manipur
- This month
- Cool, dry winter.
Why December here
Ukhrul district: Tangkhul culture, Shirui Ridge and cool highland air at 3,000ft+.
Ukhrul is the Tangkhul Naga hill district east of Imphal: a cool ridge town, stone-and-timber churches,Khangkhui cave, and the Shirui range above it where the state flower blooms. Roads are improving; check conditions in the rainy season.
Wildlife this month: Birding at its best through March.
What to do
Tangkhul shawls
The district’s distinctive handloom patterns.
Ridge churches
Hilltop churches with valley views.
Elsewhere in Manipur in December
The wider Manipur calendar this month: Sangai Festival (if extending to December, announced annually). Dates shift with harvests and moons; we confirm them when you plan.
Pair it with
Ukhrul in December, planned properly
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