Tagin (people)

Tagin refers to a tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, which is a member of the larger designation of Tani Tribes. Most Tagins are concentrated in Daporijo, Upper Subansiri district but some are also found in adjoining parts West Siang. In 1971, about 20,000 claim to be of Tagin ethnicity. [cite book|title=Languages of the Himalayas, Volume Two|author=George van Driem|publisher=BRILL|year=2001|pages=489|isbn=9004103902] Tagins are generally adherents of Donyi Polo, [cite book|title=Religion and Society in the Himalayas|author=Tanka Bahadur Subba, Karubaki Datta|publisher=Gian Pub. House|year=1991|pages=121|isbn=8121203341] although two groups of Tagin–the Nga and Mara have come under the influence of Tibetan Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhist influence among these sections of the Tagin was a result of migration of Tibetans from the north in the 18th century as well as visits by Buddhist missionaries of the Nyingma sect who paid tribute to the chiefs as a result of Tibetan settlement in their land. [cite book|title=Paths of Peace: Studies on the Sino-Indian Border Dispute |author=T. S. Murty|publisher=ABC Pub. House|year=1983|pages=161|isbn=0861444884]

The most important festival of the Tagins, Si-Donyi, involves the veneration of the sun and the moon. [cite book|title=Social Movements in North-East India|author=Mahendra Naran Karna|publisher=Indus Publishing|year=1998|pages=64|isbn=8121203341]

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