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बर' BodoCategory
Traditional Practices
Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Traditional PracticesSummary
Thakha gwthang are the old silver coins. It was used as one of the items to prepare holy water. It plays an important role when a person dies.
Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Food, Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Dao Gogra is a place where the Chickens are kept. Bodos have a tradition of raising domesticated Chickens for commercial purpose as well as for meat and eggs.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Sagong is a bamboo made masher used for crushing potatoes, pulses and some other vegetables to turn them into a soft mass.
Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Khophri is a type of umbrella made of bamboo and plastic. It is worn on the head to shield it from the sun and rain while going to work, especially in the paddy fields.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Kherkha is a basket made with bamboo. The bamboo is split into thin sticks and beautifully knotted to form a circular circumference basket with average diameter of 60-70 cm and height of 45 cm.
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Thungri is a type of sword of the Bodo community which is made up of iron blade. It is sharp and it resembles strength and purity.
Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Siphung Gwlao is a musical instrument which is tubular in shape that is played by blowing a specially shaped opening. Siphung Gwlao is made with the branch of thai bamboo.
Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and InstrumentsSummary
Zangkha is a household appliance. It is mainly observed among the Bodo community of Goalpara area. It is made from bamboo. The main application of the Zangkha is to use it as a plate to throw away the dirt.
Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Traditional PracticesSummary
Rice transplantation is a common practice among the Bodo people. Before transplantation, the seedling is uprooted from the ground and it is mostly done by women. 
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Community
बर' BodoCategory
Tools and InstrumentsSummary
Khophri is a traditional umbrella made of bamboo and a kind of wild leaf usually used for wrapping things. The bamboo splits are woven to make two layers-inner and outer. The leaves are then placed evenly in between the layers & stitched properly.
Digital Heritage
Community
बर' BodoCategory
Traditional PracticesSummary
Rice transplantation is a common practice among the Bodo people. Rice is the most widely cultivated crop and the family without rice field is still considered as poor. Rice cultivation is largely dependent on monsoon rain and sometimes appears uncertain.