Tezu

Tezu is a census town and the headquarters of Lohit district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.All important offices of district administration are present in this town. The present Deputy Commissioner & Collector of Lohit is Sh.Danish Ashraf, IAS. The Deputy Commissioner (DC, also known as DM- District Magistrateor Collector), as the head of Lohit District, is in overall charge of the working and establishmentsof various departments. He supervises and controls all aspects of administrative and developmental activities that are carriedon by the departments in the district under his/her administrative jurisdiction.The ancient inhabitant of this land of valley and rivers are the Mishmi tribes. The Mishmi tribes have traditions and customs dating back to the times of Mahabharata. According to sacred Hindu traditions, Lord Krishna's first queen Rukmini was a Mishmi Damsel. The major Mishmi God is Ringyajabmalu and the major Mishmi festival is known as Tamladu puja. It is celebrated each year on 15 February. People from all communities and all walks of life are invited to join in the celebrations. The Holy Parshuram Kund is also nearby and thousands of Hindu pilgrims from all over India, and also from neighbouring countries, come to take a holy dip and wash away the sins of millions of births. This is accompanied with a fair at Tezu and takes place every year during the month of January. The major agricultural products are mustard, ginger and oranges.