{"id":3837,"date":"2016-05-04T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T04:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=3837"},"modified":"2016-05-04T10:00:06","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T04:30:06","slug":"majuli-deori-tribe-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/majuli-deori-tribe-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Majuli, Deori Tribe Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deori Tribe of Majuli<\/strong>
\nDeoris<\/strong> \u00a0migrated from hills staying at various places and then finally reached Majuli through river Brahmaputra, they call themselves children of Sun and Moon (Jimo \u2013 Chaayan)<\/strong> have their own culture and faith along with the Hindu Gods they worship their ancestors, they served as priests for the royal families even today they have same respect among the other tribal communities. Deori means wise male and female<\/strong>.
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Deori Tribal Ladies , Majuli Island<\/p><\/div>
\nHouses are stilted built by using bamboo, cane and wood, animals are on the lower level and upper level family stays, normally there is a corridor till the center of house which is used for all day to day work, there is place for faith in God and each home have a reserved place for it.
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Deori Tribal Village house , Majuli Island<\/p><\/div>
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\nMarriages are arranged by the family elders and day is fixed, as gift cloths and ornaments are offered and it is solemnized in the presence of community as a religious ceremony. They enjoy rice, pork, goat, fowl in their meals.
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Deori Tribal Mother and Child, Majul Island<\/p><\/div>
\nTwo major festivals associated with the agriculture activity, Magiyo Bisu<\/strong> is celebrated in the month of January and Ibaku Bisu<\/strong> is in April, there are special rules, it is celebrated for seven days, the village elders shower blessings by visiting all the houses and, puja is performed in each house by the head of family, guests are treated with homemade rice beer \u201cSuzen\u201d<\/strong> young boys and girls gather in an open space and dance the whole night.
\nBhohagiyo Bisu<\/strong> is a religious festival and a very important Deodhani dance<\/strong> celebrated for two weeks, it is believed that a special power is there with few who can be a Deodhani<\/strong>, they predict about the prosperity of village or person, it is a holy female god dance and during this period no men are allowed in colored clothes in the dance area<\/strong> called the \u201cThan\u201d<\/strong>. Joydam festival<\/strong> is celebrated in the month of February it is very important festival and cultural meet for all the four groups of Deori tribes<\/strong>, it is to pay the respect to motherland and celebrate the bumper harvest or before the sowing of seeds, the main profession of Deori tribe<\/strong> is agriculture .
\nOne can reach Majuli<\/strong> from Jorhat to Nimatighat<\/strong> by road and the take a 1.30 hr. ferry to cross the\u00a0<\/strong>Brahmaputra<\/b>\u00a0, it \u00a0is also a port of call for river cruise M.V.Mahabaahu\u00a0<\/strong>
\nFor more information call<\/strong> +91 9810506646<\/strong><\/span>
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