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बर' BodoCategory
Dress and OrnamentsSummary
Weaving is an indispensable part of the Bodo society where different types of clothes are woven. It used to be a part and parcel of every family some decades ago. Most Bodo women are still expert in weaving traditional clothes.
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DimasaCategory
Flora and FaunaSummary
A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica which believed to have originated from the region between northwestern Myanmer,Bangladesh,and northeastern India.
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DimasaCategory
Flora and FaunaSummary
Sisa is a domestic animal. We Dimasa people believe that Sisa is a "follower of god" (Asaba hamya janang nure thikhade mithiridu) 
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DimasaCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesDigital Heritage
Community
DimasaCategory
People, Literature, Oral TraditionsSummary
This game requires atleast 2 players (1 player can also play alone but it becomes more interesting for a child with 2 or more players). 2 suthai are required to strike each other during the game, one is the target and the other is the striker. 
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बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
माखु (Makhu) it is a weaving tool used in the traditional loom weaving. It is also known as shuttle in english. It is made from a flat, narrow piece of wood with notches on the ends of the ends to hold the weft yarn.
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बर' BodoCategory
Dress and Ornaments, Traditional PracticesSummary
मुथि (Muthi) is a handle that is connected to the harness that helps the weaver to control the shuttle thrown or passed back and forth through the shed, between the yarn threads of the warp in order to weave in the weft.
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बर' BodoCategory
Dress and Ornaments, Traditional PracticesSummary
मुथि आसान (Muthi Asan) is a beautiful ornament worn as a bangle, it is a mainly silver made bangle with a length of approx 6-7cm.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
दौला(Doula) is one of the beautiful ear ornaments mainly worn by the old women of the bodo community.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Food, Traditional PracticesSummary
खारै सथा (kharwi sotha) is an organic alkali made from the rhizome and mature pseudostem of banana. The best suitable banana for this preparation is खारै सथा is a seeded banana plant.
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बर' BodoCategory
Flora and Fauna, Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
थना (Thona) it is a type of bowl made with banana pseudostem leaf sheaths, the pseudostem of banana is cut into desirable length which is then split and each of the leaf sheaths of pseudostem are removed carefully.