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KARAM FESTIVAL

Adivasi Festivals
by Livio Kujur
July 24th, 2002

By Fr. Hippoletus Toppo Karam is the most popular and important festival of the Adivasis all over India including Assam. Out of the five types of Karam celebrated at the different times of the year, which coincide with events in the agricultural cycles, ‘Raji Karam’ is the most popular. It is celebrated with great pomp [...]

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THE KARAM FESTIVAL MYTH

Adivasi Festivals
by Livio Kujur
July 24th, 2002

THE KARAM FESTIVAL MYTH  by Fr. Agapit Tirkey Introduction: The Karam festival is celebrated by the Oraons on the 11th day of the Lunar month of August – September. Although the feast is meant to ensure the protection of standing crops, it is primarily the feast of unmarried girls who have been recently engaged. They [...]

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