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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rongker canonical 5

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Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural festival ⓘ
festival ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ
aimsAt ensuring protection of the village ⓘ
warding off misfortune ⓘ
associatedWith Karbi Anglong district ⓘ
linked to: Karbi Anglong
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 priests ⓘ
linked to: Karbi priest

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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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karbi people → festival → Rongker ⓘ
Karbi Anglong district → culturalFestival → Rongker ⓘ
subject linked to: Karbi Anglong district of Assam
Karbi culture → centralDeity → Rongker ⓘ
Karbi festivals → majorDeity → Rongker ⓘ