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gambari khamplaifinal.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices, Oral Traditions
Summary
Gambari Khamplai is a wooden plate tool made from Gambari tree. In the Bodo wedding, the bride is made to stand on the Gambari Khamplai and mother or sister of the groom sprinkle holy water and wash her feet with holy water before entering groom’s house.
hatha final.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
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.
don2.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices, Oral Traditions
Summary
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.
Brahma mandir.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Traditional Practices
Summary
Kokrajhar is a home to many beautiful temples and this temple is named as "Brahma Mandir" which is situated in Baganshali area. This temple is created by Bodo people living in a community. This temple allows its devotees to connect with great Lord Brahma.
bathou thansali.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Traditional Practices
Summary
Temple is named as 'Bathou thansali' situated in Ahom Gaon, Guwahati. It is created by the Bodo people living is Ahom Gaon. 'Bathousim' is the ethnic religion of the Bodo tribes and the followers of this religion offer their prayers in 'Bathou Mandir'.
खोथिया रोगानाय
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
People, Traditional Practices
Summary
Khwthia Rwganai or carrying of rice seedlings for transplantation. The person working in the field is Ms. Bhagyabati Kachari of Bhergaon near Tangla under Udalguri district. She is an Indian boxer and helps her parents in the field to inspire other girls.
खोथिया फुनाय
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Traditional Practices
Summary
Uprooting of rice seedling is done manually. It is usually done on dry ground, but sometimes it is done on wet land as well. The uprooted seedling is fastened to make one bundle called "akhase" and then carried to the field ready for transplantation.
Mai swunai.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Traditional Practices
Summary
Rice pounding is done with the help of tools called 'uwal', the rice holder, 'gaihen', the long-handled pounding tool, 'songrai', a hole-less big sieve and 'sandri', a sieve that separates rice-husk from the rice. It is being replaced by power rice mills.
Bakhri.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Traditional Practices
Summary
A traditional granary is constructed towards the north-east in the homestead. Usually the floor is raised a little from the ground to avoid dampening of the rice. A small door is kept on top of the front wall and usually locked most of the time.
Bathou khulumnai.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Traditional Practices
Summary
Worship of Bwrai Bathou, almighty God in front of Bathou altar. Sometimes, Bathou altar is erected outside a homestead for special purposes to enable the devotees to worship and may be abandoned when the celebration is over.
Bekheo6.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Traditional Practices
Summary
A traditional Bodo wedding is solemnized by an experienced priest called 'Asaari' in presence of close relatives from both bride and groom's families, well-wishers and village people. It is performed in front of the Bathou altar followed by a grand feast.
Gate.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Traditional Practices
Summary
A traditional bamboo gate of one or the other kind is common in the Bodo villages. This is the easiest way to save the homestead from animals.