Nagaland | Konyak dance is the largest traditional dance: Guinness World Records
Apr 11, 2019, 10:31 IST
| KOHIMA, April 11, 2019: The Guinness World Records has acknowledged Konyak dance as record holder for the "largest traditional dance", a tribe official said on Wednesday.
Konyak is one of the 16 Naga ethnic tribes and they are inhabited in Nagaland's Mon district. It is known for the fierce headhunting history.
"The largest traditional Konyak dance consists of 4,687 participants, and was achieved by the Konyak Union (India) in Mon of Nagaland on April 5, 2019," noted the Guinness World Records in its letter of approval for the record holder.