owing to its ethnic and cultural diversity, religion in arunachal pradesh has been a spot for the syncretism of different traditional religions. much of the native tani populations follow an indigenous belief which has been systematised under the banner "donyi-polo" (sun-moon) since the spread of christianity in the region by christian missionaries in the second half of the 20th century. the province is also home to a substantial tibetan buddhist population in the north and northwest who follow tibetan buddhism, of ethnic groups who subscribe to hinduism, and other religious populations. christianity is followed by over 30% of the population, mostly by natives.