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Gothoa nokhorni alari bathi (open access)

Gothoa nokhorni alari bathi

An article on the child as the light of a family as part pf a souvenir of the Udalguri Girls' HS School published on the occasion of its Golden Jubilee Celebration held on 10-12 Nov. 2016.
Date: November 12, 2016
Creator: Boro, Kiran
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Jali Putuli festival songs, dances, and rituals

Villagers of Jajikona Village introduce themselves and describe the festival, Jali Putuli Haba, or 'wedding of fake idols'. This is a traditional festival of the Bodo community, but not so common nowadays. It is still found in the Kamrup District of Assam, for example in Jajikona (Jarkona) village. The villagers believe that this festival is still rewarding. Here, two idols, bride and groom, made of straw are decorated with new clothes, colors, and garlands. Certain rituals are performed by the elderly people accompanied by music, song and dance while decorating the idols at one of the households. The main celebration takes place the next day when the idols are placed auspiciously within a cage specially built with banana trees and its barks. It is celebrated in an open field where all the villagers gather, offer prayers, and sing and dance in merriment to invoke and seek blessings from God. They believe that this particular ritual is performed in the name of Rain God, Deba Bwrai and Debi Burwi, Rawna and Rawni (Thunder and Lightening) for sufficient rain and good crops before they start farming activities in Summer.
Date: June 12, 2021
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library