Some Marmas in the Indian state of Tripura continue to self-identify as Marima, or as Moghs or Maghs.

Secondly, Marma ancestors fled to Chittagong and settled down as the Arakanese kingdom was conquered and annexed by Burmese king Bodawpaya in 1785.

[13] Genetic studies have indicated that the Marma populations share a high frequency of Indian and low frequency of East Asian specific maternal haplogroups, and have the highest haplotype diversity when compared with Tripura and Chakma populations, suggesting deep colonization of the region by Marmas.

[16] These clans include the Ragraisa, consisting of Marmas living south of the Karnaphuli river, the Palaingsa from Ramgarh Upazila, the Khyongsa (ချောင်းသား) from riverside communities, the Toungsa (တောင်သား) from the hill ridges, and smaller clans including the Longdusa, the Frangsa, the Kyokara-sa, and the Talongsa (တလိုင်းသား).

[12][10] The culture of the Marmas is similar to that of the Rakhine people, including their language, food, clothes, religion, dance, and funeral rites.

Marmas mostly depend on agriculture, traditionally practicing slash-and-burn cultivation on the hills.

Their belief in Theravada Buddhism is as deep as the Rakhine society's, with an emphasis on ritual practices in deities.

On the 2nd day, Sangrai Akya, Marmas participate in traditional sports, dances, cultural activities and hold meetings regarding community issues.

Like other ethnic peoples, the Marma's celebrate a variety of traditional festivals such as birth, death, marriage and New Year.

On this day this festival is celebrated with great joy and happiness in every society of Marmas and Bihar.

On this day at night, lanterns are blown to worship and dedicate the great hair of Gautam Buddha .