Lankhong Puja

About the Festival

• • Type: Socio-religious agricultural festival
  • Celebrated by: Tiwa (Lalung) tribe of Assam
  • Purpose: Invoke blessings for prosperous Rabi crop

Features:

• • Community prayers & ritual offerings
  • Music, dance, cultural performances
  • Reinforces agricultural traditions & community bonding

About the Tiwa Tribe

• • Ethnicity: Mongoloid group; Tibeto-Burman linguistic family
  • Habitat: Assam (Nagaon, Morigaon, Dhemaji, Jorhat, Dibrugarh), parts of Meghalaya & Tripura
  • Divisions: Hill Tiwas & Plain Tiwas (distinct lifestyles)

Culture:

• • Oral traditions, folk dance/music
  • Religious life around Borghar, Thaan Ghar, Naamghar
  • Youth body Chamadi manages social duties
  • Festivals linked to agricultural cycles
  • Historical Mentions: Assam Buranji, Jayanta Buranji, Kachari Buranji