Rongker

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Rongker is a traditional religious and agricultural festival of the Karbi people in Northeast India, celebrated to seek blessings for prosperity, good harvests, and communal well-being.

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Label Occurrences
Rongker canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural festival
festival
religious festival
aimsAt ensuring protection of the village
warding off misfortune
associatedWith Karbi Anglong
surface form: Karbi Anglong district
category Festivals of Assam
Indigenous festivals of India
celebratedBy Karbi people
culturalSignificance major traditional festival of the Karbi people
hasAspect agricultural rites
collective feasting
community worship
ritual offerings
traditional dance
traditional music
languageContext Karbi language
performedBy Karbi priest
surface form: Karbi priests

village community
practicedIn Assam
Northeast India
purpose to seek blessings for communal well-being
to seek blessings for good harvests
to seek blessings for prosperity
relatedTo Karbi agricultural cycle
Karbi cultural identity
religiousTradition Karbi indigenous religion

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Karbi people festival Rongker
Karbi Anglong district of Assam culturalFestival Rongker
subject surface form: Karbi Anglong district