Viral Video: Kota Tribals celebrate traditional festival on New Year’s Eve; leaves internet mesmerized

Videos of the Kota tribe celebrating their local festival in traditional way on New Year's Eve are going viral on the internet. The tribals celebrated the festival in the beautiful Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu.

In the videos, the tribal people can be seen performing their traditional dance around a massive bonfire while soothing instrumental folk music is played in the background. They can be seen wearing a white traditional dress while celebrating the festival.

The clips were shared on Twitter by IAS Supriya Sahu with a brief caption. In the caption Sahu informed that the Kotas are ancient inhabitants of Nilgiris.

"Beautiful Nilgiri hills reverberate with traditional music & dance of Kota tribals as they celebrate their local festival.Kotas are ancient inhabitants of Nilgiris.Their striking white attire gives a surreal feel & the graceful dance transports us to another world #HappyNewYear," she wrote in the caption.