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बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Hatha is a wooden container of rice and curry made during a Hathasuni/Hathaseni haba (traditional Bodo wedding), where the bride carries the rice and curry and serves a small portion to the groom and the villagers present at the wedding ceremony.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices, Oral TraditionsSummary
Don is a kind of small basket made of bamboo strips. It is specially used in ritual functions, marriage ceremonies and religious events of the Bodo community. 
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
A staircase is common for a double-storeyed building, but sometimes one or more pieces of log is commonly used as a staircase in Bodo households even when the house is not double-storeyed. It makes the steps firmer and easier.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, History, Traditional PracticesSummary
Traditionally, there used to be only one or two ring-wells for the entire village. But later it became very common to be constructed in almost every household. With modernization, nowadays, it has been replaced by tube-wells and electronic pump machines.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
A cowshed is an integral part of Bodo household. Normally it is constructed to the front or the entrance of the house for convenience. In some villages it may be seen encircled by strong bamboo fence all the sides for safety. It is common in villages.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Swrkhi is a spinning tool made of bamboo. It is used for winding threads and to hold sorted threads before setting the loom for weaving. It is still used in Boro traditional weaving practices especially in the rural areas.