Lankhong Puja:
The Tiwa tribe of Assam recently celebrated their traditional Lankhong Puja, a socio-religious festival where prayers are offered for a good harvest in the upcoming Rabi season.
- Lankhong Puja is a traditional socio-religious festival of the Tiwa community.
- Celebrated by: The Tiwa (Lalung) tribe of Assam.
- Reason is to invoke blessings for a prosperous Rabi crop season and ensure good agricultural yield.
- Tiwa Tribe are an important tribal group of Assam, formerly known as Lalung, belonging to the Mongoloid ethnic group.
- Linguistically part of the Tibeto-Burman family, with close ties to Bodo-Naga tribes.
- Reside mainly in Nagaon, Morigaon, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Titabor (Assam), as well as parts of Meghalaya and Tripura.
- Settlements are divided into hill Tiwas and plain Tiwas, with distinct lifestyles influenced by geography and neighboring communities.
