TNPSC Thervupettagam

Naga Mircha festival

September 16 , 2022 793 days 882 0
  • The Naga Mircha festival was organized in Seiyhama village of Kohima district in Nagaland.
  • This is the first-ever Naga Mircha (King Chilli) Festival.
  • Naga Mircha is popularly known as Raja Mircha (King Chilli).
  • It is one of top five hottest chillies on the Scoville Heat Units (SHUs) list.
  • It received GI tag to Nagaland in 2008.
  • It is also known as Bhoot Jolokia and Ghost pepper.
  • It belongs to genus Capsicum of family Solanaceae.

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