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It is mainly river centric.It is a unifying form of common faith and belief of the agrarian society in joy of harvesting crops.

[1] At the end of the festivities, the immersion of the image of Tusu is done vividly and with songs which have a melancholic ring.

[2] The festival Tusu, is mostly celebrated in Southwest of West Bengal, Southeast of Jharkhand, Northeastern Odisha as well in the Tea-State of Assam.

Many believe that the word 'tusu' originates from rice bran, which is called Tush[2]