
BEHDIENKHLAM FESTIVAL
AT
MEGHALAYA
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Most popular festival of the Jaintia tribe, Behdienkhlam is celebrated in the month of July for good health, property and bumper harvest. Although Behdienkhlam is celebrated all over the Jaintia hills, the main spectacle happens in the town of Jowai, about 64 km away from Shillong. The ceremony and ritual was carried out for three days and on the last day, in the afternoon...