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Dress and Ornaments, Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Gamsa, worn around the waist, is the traditional dress used by the Bodo menfolk. It is woven using the 'Sal Khuntha' four pillars and the 'Tat sal' or handloom. This is the main dress used by a menfolk whenever they are at home and in the field.
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Pork is the most favoured protein among the Bodos. There are multiple ways of preparing it. One famous dish is pork with Narzi. The dish is slightly bitter in taste and is consumed with rice.
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Mwita Oma is a Bodo traditional food. It is basically a dish prepared with Roselle leaves and pork. It is believed to be the most popular dish among the Bodo culture. The ingredients involved in this dish are very plan and simple.
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बर' BodoCategory
Food, Traditional PracticesSummary
Oma gwran is a traditional delicacy of the Bodo tribe. 
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बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional Practices
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बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Alari Bathi is the Earthen lamp used while praying to God. It is made with clay. In Boro culture the Alari Bathi is lighted with mustard oil and thread, sometimes cotton.
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बर' BodoCategory
Tools and Instruments, Traditional PracticesSummary
Phestha/Sindai (फेसथा/सिनदाइ) is a pot stand. It is made with straw, the size of the Phestha/Sindai depends on the size of the items kept on top of it .
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बर' BodoCategory
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Selthao/Salthao (सेलथाव/सालथाव) is a play item, a bamboo gun. The material used to make Selthao is branch of the bamboo.
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बर' BodoCategory
Flora and Fauna, Traditional PracticesSummary
The Laijou (लाइजौ) is a tip part of the banana leaf. It has an important cultural significance in Boro culture.
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बर' BodoCategory
Flora and Fauna, People, Food, Traditional PracticesSummary
Phathwi (फाथै) is a betel leaf. The betel leaf has important values in Boro culture. A pair of Phathwi is always set with Arecanut while offering to the God.