Dances of Tripura

[1] Other large local groups, such as the Marmas , Halams, and Reangs share in and conduct their versions of these dance festivals as well.

[2] The Tripuris practice jhum, or shifting cultivation and the Goria Puja festival marks the commencement of their sowing season.

[3] The Goria or Garia dance is performed at the time of the sowing of the crops[4] during the festival, in the month of April, and includes people from other ethnic groups in addition to the Tripuri themselves.

The rhythmic play of the clappers is thought to attract the lebang out of their hiding places allowing the women to catch them.

During this time, hordes of colorful insects called lebangs descend on the hill slopes in search of the freshly sown seeds.

The Mogs celebrate the Owa festival on the full moon day of Ashwin in the Bengali calendar.

On 26 January 2018, on India's Republic day, Rajpath witnessed for the first time a traditional dance of the Mog tribe of Tripura, the land of plentiful myths and legends.