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Mogong Brengyaba (Roasted meat inside Bamboo)
Community
Dimasa
Category
Food
Summary
This dish is cooked inside bamboo by adding different vegetables and spices and put over fire.
Honohain Sapinyaba
Community
Dimasa
Category
Food
Summary
A side dish prepared with boiled pork mixed with raw onion, roasted chili, and culantro.
Khorjeng
Community
Dimasa
Category
History, Traditional Practices
BURUN (GOAT)
Community
Dimasa
Category
Flora and Fauna
Summary
Burun is a domestic animal and considered as "Gthar mih" which means pure animal. Most Dimasa people used to keep one at home by making a separate home made of bamboo for the Burun (Goat)
KHARAM DUBUNG/ KHARAM DOBONG
Community
Dimasa
Category
Tools and Instruments
MESEB (BUFFALO)
Community
Dimasa
Category
Flora and Fauna
Summary
Domestic Animal
Khudrang (Spade)
Community
Dimasa
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
Khudrang (spade) is used in ploughing field, slicing and lifting sod, and edging flower beds or lawns.
Sindurkho (Sindur Case)
Community
Dimasa
Category
Tools and Instruments
Summary
This is a picture of the red vermillion casket “sindur kho” used specially by the Dimasa royal queen during marriage.
Yephaha Di luyaba (Royal Water Drainer)
Community
Dimasa
Category
Tools and Instruments
Summary
This is a picture of the water drainer “yaphaha di luyaba” used by the Dimasa royal kings during marriage for washing off their feet by the subjects.
Dimasa death rituals
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, Oral Traditions
Summary
This is a short discussion on Dimasa death rituals between Monali Longmailai, Abesh Diruwa and Nrityojoy Hojai.
Mojo Kamao
Community
Dimasa
Category
Flora and Fauna, Food, Traditional Practices
Summary
This is a medicinal plant.
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, History, Oral Traditions
Summary
This Dimasa historical monument is Known as “Barodwar” by the local people and it was built by the King Harishchandra Narayan Hasnu in the year 1771.