Ao Morung at Heritage Village Kisama near Kohima which is newly constructed by Kohima Ao Union was inagurated by Temjen Toy, Chief Secretary of Nagaland on 16th November

The morung is built keeping in mind two main ideals, firstly to showcase the rich cultural heritage and traditions of the Ao Community and secondly to make it a tourist attraction where people can learn about the various cultures and traditions of the Aos.

One of the interesting aspect of the morung is that all the building materials used in construction of the morung was brought all the way from Mokokchung the native home of the Ao Community which is around 145 km from Kohima.

The newly constructed Ao Morung will be one of the must visit places during the Hornbill Festival of Nagaland starting from 1st of December.    

Temjen Toy, congratulating the Kohima Ao Union, under whose supervision the morung was constructed said that the Ao community needs to stay strong and united and treat the current political issue with utmost importance and work actively towards bringing peace to Nagaland.

The Morung was constructed under the supervision of the Kohima Ao Union and it took five months of immense hard work to complete it. The Kohima Ao Union expressed their gratitude to all the officers from the Ao Community led by the Chief Secretary himself as well as all the concerned citizens who have contributed financially to ensure that the project was completed successfully.

Representatives from Ao Senden, the apex body of the Ao community, Kohima Ao Officers Union and Kohima Ao Woman Organization all spoke during the programme and congratulated the Kohima Ao Union for a job well done.