Why Is This Arunachal Village Walled? | Road to Tawang | Thembang Village | Dirang | Sangti Valley

High in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh is a village ringed by a centuries-old stone wall. To reach it, we drove 400 km by road from Guwahati. Beyond Places | Arunachal Pradesh | Episode 1: From the Brahmaputra to the Mountains A male river that saved Guwahati, a village that legend says was protected by mantras, and a wall whose question takes us all the way to Tawang. 📍 IN THIS EPISODE Saraighat: where Lachit Borphukan stopped the Mughal fleet on the Brahmaputra in 1671 Mayong: "India's black magic capital", and the locals who see it as an old healing tradition Bhalukpong: the gate where even Indian citizens must show an Inner Line Permit Bomdila, Dirang and Sangti: life on the slopes, Monpa homes and a monastery Thembang: a fortified village on UNESCO's tentative World Heritage list ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 A village surrounded by a wall 00:33 The Brahmaputra and the Battle of Saraighat 01:58 Mayong: India's black magic capital? 04:19 Zubeen Garg's first death anniversary 05:03 The road from Guwahati to Arunachal 06:07 Bhalukpong: the Inner Line Permit 06:48 Bomdila: life on a slope 07:18 Dirang Valley 08:11 How Monpa homes are built 08:33 Bomdila Monastery 09:50 A morning in Sangti 10:03 Thembang: back at the wall 12:41 Coming up in Episode 2 🛣 ROUTE Guwahati → Mayong → Tezpur (Kolia Bhomora Setu) → Bhalukpong → Bomdila → Dirang → Sangti → Thembang Every route into Arunachal, compared: [ROUTES VIDEO LINK, coming soon] 🪪 INNER LINE PERMIT Indian citizens from outside Arunachal need an Inner Line Permit (ILP) to enter. Apply on the official portal. Foreign nationals need a Protected Area Permit (PAP) instead. ▶️ SERIES: Guwahati to Tawang by Road Next: Episode 2 [LINK, once live] 🎥 CREDITS Shot, written and narrated by Ankit Dikshit Edit: Prankul Music: licensed from Adobe Stock All footage is real, self-shot. 📚 Sources and fact-check: see the pinned comment Disclaimer: the video is only for entertainment purpose. Doesn't claim history, geography, politics, ethnicity or anything. No intent to hurt anyone. 🔔 Subscribe to Beyond Places today #BeyondPlaces #Arunachal #RoadToTawang #Tawang #Dirang #Thembang #Bomdila #Guwahati #Brahamputra