| DOSA
THOI ! LONG NAI |
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| Celebrated In
: Assam |
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| Performed in
: Bathou Puja or Worship of Lord Shiva |
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| In the month
of : April (Mid) |
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A
Dance Festival
This is a very important religious dance performed at the "Bathou Puja" or
worshipping of their God Shiva. In this dance the priestess called Deodhani dances with a
bowl on her head in which the blood of a sacrificed fowl is kept.
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The
Legend
It is believed that while the Deodhani performs this dance in
a condition of trance Lord Bathou (Shiva) will snatch away the bowl and drink the blood. |
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