No Dusshera at Baijnath, where Ravana stopped overSeptember 26th, 2009 BAIJNATH - While the rest of the country will be marking the festival of Dusshera by burning effigies of ten-headed demon king Ravana, Baijnath town in Himachal Pradesh will be quiet. People in this town will stay away from any kind of celebrations and burning of the effigy of Ravana.
Orrisa tribals celebrate 'Osaha Baliyatra' for better cropSeptember 21st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Kondh tribals in Orissa's Koraput district are celebrating their annual nine-day long festival 'Osaha Baliyatra' for a good yield of crops in the upcoming season. The tribals are nature worshippers and believe that 'Dharani', the earth goddess is omnipotent and highest of all deities.
Prime Minister greets the nation on Onam festivalSeptember 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday greeted people of the country on the eve of Onam, the harvest festival.
Lepchas of Sikkim celebrate Tendong Lho Rum Faat festivalAugust 14th, 2009 GANGTOK - Hundreds of people came together in Gangtok recently to celebrate Tendong Lho Rum Faat, which is a festival of the indigenous tribe of ikkim "The Lepchas". Tendong Lho Rum Faat Celebrations 2009 was organised by Tendong Lho Rum Faat Celebrations Committee.
Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh celebrates Dree festivalAugust 4th, 2009 ZIRO - Dree, a harvest festival meant to pray for a bumper yield of crop, was recently celebrated by the Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. Thousands of Apatani tribals, dressed in traditional attire, assembled at Ziro, about 200 kilometres from State capital Itanagar, to celebrate this festival with gaiety and enthusiasm.
Orissa tribesmen re-distribute land seized from non-tribalsAugust 2nd, 2009 BANDHUGAON - In an attempt to exercise their rights, tribals in Orissa are on a land acquiring spree, albeit peacefully. After creating unrest, instigated allegedly by the Maoists, earlier in Bandhugaon and Narayanpatna regions of the state, the tribals in Bandhugaon, have now decided to shed violence and adopt peaceful means to get lands from the non-tribals.
Santhal tribals celebrate 'Baha' festival in JharkhandJune 14th, 2009 DURGAPUR - With the local priest distributing Sal and Mahua flowers to both men and women, and tribals dancing to drum beats, the colourful festival of 'Baha' was celebrated amid traditional gaiety in Durgapur region of Jharkhand recently. In the three-day long festival, the first day was dedicated to purification.
Sakewa festival offers tribute to Mother Earth in SikkimMay 24th, 2009 SIKKIM - Assam Linzey in Sikkim celebrated Sakewa, a festival to offer tribute to Mother Earth on Saturday. Sakewa is held as a community prayer and during this festival sweets and food grains are offered to Lord Kubera, who is the God of food and wealth.
Tribals sacrificed only two animals this Vishu festivalMay 5th, 2009 RANCHI - With awareness campaigns bearing fruit, the number of animals sacrificed during the tribal festival of Vishu was a mere two this year compared to over 15 last year, a forest official said. The sharp reduction in sacrifices during the festival, that was celebrated Monday, was the result of an awareness campaigns organised by the forest department for the last four years, the official said.
Jharkhand tribals celebrate 'Koka Festival'April 29th, 2009 RANCHI - The aboriginals living in the hilly tracts in Tamar village of Jharkhand celebrated the 'Koka Festival' devoted to Lord Shiva. The highlight of the festival is the marriage procession of Lord Shiva.
Tree-worship marks 'Sarhul' festival in RanchiApril 3rd, 2009 RANCHI - Tribes in Ranchi celebrated 'Sarhul,' a festival marking the beginning of New Year, by worshipping trees. This annual festival is celebrated during the spring season and is basically the worship of the trees and other elements of nature.
When demons marry and people worship them in KulluMarch 14th, 2009 KULLU - People from across Himachal Pradesh converge every year in Kullu District's Chachogi village to participate in a unique festival in which both the Gods and demons are worshipped. The weeklong festival is known as "Kotlu".
Residents in Allahabad celebrate Holi with milk, butter and curdMarch 12th, 2009 ALLAHABAD - A tribe of milkmen community celebrated Holi, the festival of colours, with milk, curd and butter during the weekend. They worship Lord Krishna as their family deity and thus celebrate the festival using his favourite items - milk, butter, curd and Chhach (butter milk).
Village where Holi has not been celebrated for 150 yearsMarch 11th, 2009 BOKARO - There is one village in Jharkhand that will not celebrate Holi Wednesday. They have not celebrated the festival for 150 years, fearing a natural calamity if they do so.
Two tribals die in West Bengal clashFebruary 1st, 2009 KOLKATA - Two tribals were killed in a clash with activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in West Bengal, the police said Monday. The clash broke out between the CPI-M activists and Maoist-backed tribals over the death of CPI-M leader Nandalal Pal.
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