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बर' BodoCategory
Traditional PracticesSummary
Bathou is the traditional religion of the Bodo people. The Sijou plant (hedge euphorbia) is considered sacred and the Bathou altar is consecrated by encircling it with bamboo splits. There is a particular shape and design of the altar which is common.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Traditional PracticesSummary
A traditional hut is often made of bamboo and straw that have only the basic requirements. Its walls are plastered with mud mixed with cow dung. It is small in size and there is hardly any room for guests. Nowadays, this type of house is hardly seen.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
DanceSummary
Bardwi Sikhla dance is another popular Bodo traditional dance performed on the basis of a music out of traditional instruments. The performers dance rhythmically to the tune of music to express beauty, love, peace, exuberance and satisfaction.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
DanceSummary
Fishing dance is one of the Bodo traditional dances where the dancers perform using actual fishing tools on the stage. This is performed usually during cultural events, community meetings and conferences. It exhibits how the community fishing is done.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Traditional PracticesSummary
Paddy straw is traditionally stored in a round and canonical shape in the homestead especially for cattle to feed on. It may take different size or shape depending on the quantity of the hay. 
Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Traditional PracticesSummary
Round bamboo fencing to protect saplings. This is another specimen of the use of bamboo in Bodo tradition.
Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
History, LiteratureSummary
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.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Dress and OrnamentsSummary
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.
Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and InstrumentsSummary
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.
Digital Heritage
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.
Digital Heritage
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.