Bathow

Bathow

Bathow Puja is an important religious festival of the Bodo-Kachariesof Assam, India. In this festival, the people worship a god known by different names like Gila Damra, Khuria Bwrai, Sri Brai (Shib bwrai), Bathow Bwrai etc. Some identify this god with the Hindu god Lord Shiva. Thedifferent forms of this festival are-Garja, Kherai and Marai. Among these festivals Kherai is the most significant.

Kherai Puja

Before this festival the religious rites of the Garja are performed and consequently a dateis fixed by the Bodo villagers for performing the Kherai Puja. In kherai Puja, a cactus called Bwrai Bathow surrounded by a small bamboo boundary is offered flowers, fruits and some grains. Different leaves like special grass,mango leaves and tulsi leaves dipped in a small pot with water is also kept nearby. The incense and Dhuna (coconut peelburnt in a small holder) keep on burning arousing nice fragrance. In this puja, Doudini, the oracle possessed by the Gods plays the main role. The dodini enchanted with mantras by the Deuri (priest) performs the Kherai dance in front of the cactus called Bwrai Bathow. She is accompanied by music played by men at a distance. The beat of the music has to follow the exactrhythm as taught by the Doudini beforehand. The spectators watch the Puja from outside the boundary made of bamboos.

External links

*Gahin Chandra Basumatary, " [http://bodoland.org/culture2.htm Growth and Development of Bathou (Siva) Worship] " from bodoland.org


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