Abstract: The Karbis celebrate different festivals/rituals throughout the year and some of them performed for the well being of the family and community, for protection, for success, for preventing and curing diseases, some are for crops protection and good production etc. Rongker is religious festivals/rituals of the Karbis which is observed annually, every fourth, fifth or ten years or when it is needed. The main purpose of Rongker festivals/ritual is to appease the territorial deities for the protection of the village or regions from any kind of natural calamities, diseases, to ensure the well-being of the people and to have a good farming season during the period. The present paper is an attempt to study the types of Rongker as celebrated by the Karbis of Karbi Anglong, Assam (India). It also tries to discuss the origin or the beginning of the celebration and significance of Rongker festivals. For the present study data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. Primary sources include case-study and participant observation.
Keywords: Karbi, Rongker, Festivals, Rituals, Origins, Deity.
Title: An Anthropological Study of the Karbi Religious Festival/Rituals – Rongker
Author: Sar im Tisso, Longkiri Timung, Kh.Narendra Singh
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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