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.
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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.
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Rabha Language Resource
This is a community collection of audio and video recordings collected by Prafulla Basumatary and Subash Rabha in collaboration with the Bebak Rabha Kraurang Runchum (All Rabha Sahitya Sabha). The collection includes traditional narratives, children’s rhymes, and musical performances by Rabha elders, as well as descriptions of traditions and rituals associated with the Baikho festival.
The Computational Resource for South Asian Languages (CoRSAL) is a digital archive for source audio, video, and text on the minority languages of South Asia.