Baikho Puja- A pre-harvest festival celebrated by the Rabhas seeking rains for a bumper crop

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27/05/2019 35 min
Baikho Puja- A pre-harvest festival celebrated by the Rabhas seeking rains for a bumper crop

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Baikho puja is a pre-harvest festival of the Rabhas in Assam during which they pray to their deity of wealth to bring sufficient rains for a bumper crop. In this podcast in Assamese anchored by Kathabandhu Manoj Kumar Deka, Rabha traditional priest Bhupen Rabha Dwinang narrates the folklore and cultural practices associated with Baikho Puja. Photographs used in this podcast were taken by Pranjal Baruah, a freelance photojournalist based in GuwahatiDownload NEZINE App to keep listening to NEZINE's podcast

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