Photos of a memorial garden a man keeps for his beloved wife in an Indian village

KIGWEMA, India (AP) — Before she died, Vivolheri had already chosen the spot in her Indian village where she would be buried. She was 80.

Her husband, Mosenyii Yakhro, has since spent his mornings tending to the garden he built around her grave. Ten years later, and now called "Mosen Viewpoint," it is visited equally by tourists and children from the village.

“I feel very happy. I enjoy knowing their happiness,” he says, referring to all the people who have flocked to witness his labor of love.

Yakhro calls his wife a “good woman and a good wife. My grandchildren also loved my wife.”

At 90, his memory is razor-sharp. He narrates seeing Japanese soldiers arrive in his village with camouflaged outfits during the “Japanese war,” as World War II is referred to in this region. He drops dates as he speaks, leaving those listening bewildered.

The garden lies just below the highway in Kigwema village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, and overlooks terrace rice fields, which have been freshly harvested.

Yakhro only studied until sixth grade. But his knowledge about the world, he says, comes from spending time in the library. He took advantage of the library while he worked as a peon, or office assistant, in a government office decades ago. “What I liked I read up in the library.”

He’s a bit annoyed with how tall the cosmos flowers have grown. “They’ve covered all the other plants in the garden,” he grumbles.

This nonagenarian now looks forward to Jan. 15, which is when the entire family gathers annually in this garden to celebrate his birthday.

“My burial place will also be here,” he says with a smile.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Mosenyii Yakhro, 90, waves at the entrance of the garden he started in memory of his wife in Kigwema village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

A weathervane stands with directions to neighbouring villages, at Mosen Viewpoint in Kigwema village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

Mosenyii Yakhro, 90, walks in the garden he started in memory of his wife in Kigwema village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

A bench stands at Mosen Viewpoint in Kigwema village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

Mosenyii Yakhro, 90, sits on a swing in the garden he started in memory of his wife in Kigwema village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

Tourists speak with Mosenyii Yakhro, 90, in the garden he started by his wife's grave, seen in foreground, in Kigwema village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

Children play at 'Mosen Viewpoint' in Kigwema village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

Cosmos flowers overlook the hills of Nagaland at Mosen Viewpoint in Kigwema village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

Mosenyii Yakhro, 90, laughs as he speaks about the garden he started in memory of his wife in Kigwema village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ottawa Senators forward Hayden Hodgson received a game misconduct and major penalty for boarding Los Angeles Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke on Thursday night.

Hodgson took a run at Clarke, charging in at 21 mph according to the game broadcast. Clarke was just below the goal line when he was driven into the boards. The hit caused a brief scrum, and the Kings' Erik Haula received a two-minute penalty for roughing Hodgson.

Clarke was ruled out for the rest of the game for what the Kings called an upper-body injury.

The play with 8:45 left in the second period came shortly after the Kings scored three goals in 4:03 to take a 4-1 lead and chase goalie Jonas Johansson.

Hodgson has played in only 24 NHL games over five seasons, but including Thursday has amassed 51 minutes in penalties.

Ottawa committed six penalties in the first two periods, and the Kings took advantage with power-play goals from Haula and Artemi Panarin to take a 5-1 lead into the third.

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Ottawa Senators center Tim Stutzle, left, and Los Angeles Kings right wing Adrian Kempe battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)