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Bamboo Fencing.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Traditional Practices
Summary
Round bamboo fencing to protect saplings. This is another specimen of the use of bamboo in Bodo tradition.
The Bodos.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
History, Literature
Summary
बड' खुगालाइसि 'The Bodo' - A mouthpiece of the Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS), i.e., Bodo Literary Society. It is an important mouthpiece annually published by the BSS which covers different genres.
Dokhona.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Dress and Ornaments
Summary
Dokhona is the traditional dress for Boro womenfolk. It has a vibrant and colorful look with beautiful designs. Many people have taken to this for commercial purposes. But outsourcing of it by textile companies is posing a challenge to the local weavers.
m.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Tools and Instruments
Summary
A fish container is made of bamboo and may be found in different sizes. It is normally fastened by a string and then tied on the waist of the gatherer to the right so s/he can drop the fish inside it. It has small holes to allow any water pass through.
l.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
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.
dwikhor.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Tools and Instruments, History, Traditional Practices
Summary
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 With modernization, nowadays, it has been replaced by tube-wells and electronic pump machines.
goli.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
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.
sw.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
Summary
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.
Jaliputli Haba
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Traditional Practices, Oral Traditions
Summary
Jaliputli Haba is a sacred festival where two idols, bride and groom are invoked through rituals, singing and dancing around it. A community feast follows the rituals and merry-making. This is not a common festival for the entire community.
Jaliputli Haba
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Dance, Traditional Practices
Summary
Jaliputli Haba is one of the traditional worship practices of the Bodos where two idols, bride and groom, made out of straw, are decorated with new clothes and wreaths, then wedded. It is then considered auspicious, believed to have the power of blessing.
Jaliputli Haba 2021
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Traditional Practices, Oral Traditions
Summary
Jaliputli Haba is one of the ancient worship practices of the Bodos where two idols, bride and groom are made out of straw and decorated with new clothes and wreaths for worship. Men, women, young and old take part in singing and dancing around the altar.
bon.jpg
Community
बर' Bodo
Category
Traditional Practices
Summary
'Bonsali' Firewood store. This is found in all Bodo villages who still cook their meals by using firewoods. The culture of using LPG has very recently come to the Bodo society. But most of the Bodo families store firewoods in this manner.