Wangala
wangala also called festival hundred drum harvest festival celebrated garo tribe live meghalaya nagaland assam india greater mymensingh bangladesh post harvest festival give thanks misi saljong sun god blessing people rich harvest wangala celebrated month september december different village setting different date occasion first hundred drum wangala festival organized december asanang near rongram crd block office km tura india since celebrated every year festival grown big include dance troupe outside garo hill bangladesh karbi anglong sizeable amount prize money grab awarded best performing dance troupe drum festival statesponsored event attracting many local national international tourist every year wangala traditionally celebrated two three day week two three collaborating village though recently celebrated one day metropolitan area attempt conserve ancient heritage garo tribe expose younger generation root true traditional style celebrating wangala found remote songsarek animistic village sadolpara west garo hill district meghalaya people worship old god still persist way life rejecting christianity much hyped commercialised variant wangala observed drum festival held asanang west garo hill meghalaya performer may may christian songsarek invited garo hill even far place karbi anglong tripura bangladesh sizeable pocket garo inhabitant mega event held three day host various fan favourite sport food art culture tura cultural financial de facto political heartland garos mainly represented student christian girl higher secondary school tura teach dance student essential part curriculum every drum festival rugala lit pouring rice beer cha·chat so·a lit incense burning ritual performed first day priest known kamal ritual performed inside house nokma chieftain ie husband woman hold power aking village dama gogata dance drum flute assorted brass instrument men woman colourful dress proud headgear picture synonymous visuals wangala performed last day dayslong celebration wangala people young old dress colourful garment dakmanda daksari gando feathered headgear dome dance music played long ovalshaped drum dama katta doka talking singing styletraditional tribal rapping ajia dani doka describing wangala singing chambil mesaa pomelo dance performed day agalmaka wangala dance government meghalaya garos celebrate wanna seventy year daily star tradition heritage garos wane daily star vincent pheroze l november hundred drum wangala time india retrieved march