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Performance of Baikho ritual chants and traditional narratives

Description: Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival and tells traditional narratives. The Baikho festival celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Duration: 57 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional narrative 'Bonkukura aru Bidhobar lora' and conversation about documenting Rabha

Description: Prakash Rabha tells a traditional narrative about a widow's son who catches a sparrow in the field while cultivating jhum. He releases the sparrow because she promised to offer her to him her daughter. Then he describes ongoing efforts to document the Rabha language.
Date: May 13, 2023
Duration: 16 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional narratives 'Sabek Sakay' and 'To poidam'

Description: Prakash Rabha tells two traditional narratives. In the first, a queen and her son are punished for killing an elephant. In the second, a mother and son notice a bird pooping in their garden.
Date: May 13, 2023
Duration: 18 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of Baikho festival and rituals

Description: Biswanath Rabha Tara describes the origin, significance, and rituals of the Baikho festival. This festival celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community. Rituals offer prayers to the goddess Baikho for growth and an abundant harvest.
Date: May 13, 2023
Duration: 12 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Partner: UNT College of Information
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