- Bagurumba
Bagurumba is a folk dance of
Assam , India performed by theBoros . It is the usually practiced during Bwishagu, a festival of the Bodos in the BishubaSankranti or Mid-April. The Bwishagu starts with cow worship. Then young people reverentially bow down to their parents and elders.After that Bathou is worshipped by offering the deity chicken and zou (rice beer). On this day, Bodo women in their colourful "dokhna", "jwmgra" and "aronai" (attire) perform the Bagurumba dance which is also called the Bardwisikhla dance. It is also accompanied by musical instruments like "serja" (a bowed instrument), "sifung" (flute), "tharkha" (a piece of split bamboo), "kham/madal" (a long drum made of wood and goatskin). The festival ends with a community prayer at Garjasali. This dance prevails in Bodo inhabited areas of
Udalguri ,Kokrajhar ,Bongaigaon ,Nalbari ,Darrang andSonitpur districts.
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