In Mimi village, located under Pungro sub-division of Kiphire district along the Myanmar border, the age-old tradition of bat harvesting, with both medicinal and spiritual significance, has been preserved and practised by the Bomrr clan since time immemorial.

With a long history of use believed to have healing properties for ailments such as diarrhoea, the clan has for centuries harvested bats both for consumption and as part of a ritual deeply connected to their beliefs about the afterlife.

“We have been harvesting bats since our forefathers’ time. It is known for its medicinal value and is important for our afterlife. Traditionally, when someone from our clan dies, a bat is also buried along with the dead,” explained Tangmuli Bomrr, a Gaonbura of Mimi Village, related to The Morung Exp

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