Agalmaka
agalmaka transl ceremony ashcovered ground spring festival garo people india celebrate march new field called adal improve soil ensure good crop offering burning debris farming ritual purify new field festival led village priest nokma asks sun god misi saljong mima kiri rokkime bless village agalmaka mean ritual ashescovered ground beginning event long bamboo buried ground boiled rice rice meat dried fish etc kept base bamboo accompanied pot su wine please god goddess young men woman spend night dancing singing next day people spend whole day night celebrating joy second day festivity end night end festival called dama gogatta seed crop start sowing day end agalmaka festival dance performed agalmaka festival accompanied song asiroka asiroka song associated agricultural festival agalmaka wangala