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Date of Publish: 2019-05-27
Baikho puja is a pre-harvest festival of the Rabhas in Assam during which they pray to their deity of wealth to bring sufficient rains for a bumper crop. In this podcast in Assamese anchored by Kathabandhu Manoj Kumar Deka, Rabha traditional priest Bhupen Rabha Dwinang narrates the folklore and cultural practices associated with Baikho Puja. Photographs used in this podcast were taken by Pranjal Baruah, a freelance photojournalist based in Guwahati

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