Mariyang-Pekimodi

Mariyang-Pekimodi refers to Mariyang town and its adjoining Pekimodi village in Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, located in the Eastern Himalayan foothills along the Yamne River. Mariyang is the administrative headquarters of Upper Siang. The area is predominantly inhabited by the Adi community and is notable for traditional stilt houses, terraced cultivation, forested hills and river valley scenery, offering visitors insight into tribal rural life and Himalayan landscape.

Visitors can expect a small Himalayan administrative town adjoining a traditional Adi village set in a forested river valley. The area features traditional bamboo stilt houses, terraced fields, local markets, and views of the Yamne River and surrounding hills. Visitors can walk through village lanes, observe daily rural life, see traditional architecture and handicrafts, and enjoy quiet natural surroundings. Facilities are basic and the setting is rural and hilly.

The area is a cultural centre of the Adi community, one of the major tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. Traditional Adi houses, community dormitory system, festivals such as Solung and Aran, handicrafts and agrarian practices reflect the living heritage of the community in Upper Siang.