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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.
Community
Dimasa
Category
Flora and Fauna
Community
Dimasa
Category
Flora and Fauna, Food
Summary
This plant is used as spice in the curry.
Mai rabani haba.jpg
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, Traditional Practices, Oral Traditions
Summary
This short interview is about conversation between field workers and investigator in Marda village.
Community
Dimasa
Category
History, Oral Traditions
Summary
Hawarma is famous for its oral history of the royal tanks from the reigns of Raja Tamradhvaj Hasnu and Raja Krishna Chandra Hasnu in the 17th and 18th centuries. Presently, these tanks like Baro Hal and Padda Dighir Par have been converted to fisheries.
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, History, Oral Traditions
Summary
The Gor Ail hillock is a historical significance to the Dimasa Kachari history, as it bears its name, Gor Ail (in Sylheti Bengali ‘Came home’), after the retreat of Dimasa soldiers in the hillock after a battle with Burmese soldiers in the 18th century.
Community
Dimasa
Category
People, History, Traditional Practices
Summary
The image shows the Shibarai Madaikho (Shiv temple) of Sheorarthal village in Cachar district, Assam.
Community
Dimasa
Category
Dance
Summary
The video is of 'Baimaijai' dance, one of the traditional dance forms of Dimasa people which is performed with dishes in hands.
Khaoroma Jukhuba.jpg
Community
Dimasa
Category
Traditional Practices, Oral Traditions
Summary
This is a visual representation of frog marriage practiced among the Hawar Dimasas of Cachar district of Assam. The frog marriage ceremony was demonstrated for the Dimasa archive team at Joypur village in Cachar on May 22, 2022.
Community
Dimasa
Category
Dance, Oral Traditions
Summary
Baidima is a cultural folk dance organized by the Dimasa Kachari tribe. It's a traditional dance celebrates during the harvesting festival, Busu festival.
Community
Dimasa
Category
Dance
Summary
Earlier this type of dance is performed when dimasa king return to his kingdom after winning a war. Bai-jabah means war dance.
Community
Dimasa
Category
Traditional Practices
Summary
In this video, making of bamboo basket from scratch i.e, from cutting bamboo to making basket is shown. It is a basket made out of bamboo which the dimasa tribe usually use in their ritual rites. These basket is also used to store for various household us