Tusu Festival
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Tusu Festival is a folk festival held on the last day of the Hindu month of Paush, i.e., Makar Sankranti. 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. Rural fairs are also organised during the festival.[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.[3][4][5]
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Tusu parab | |
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Observed by | Tribal people of Eastern India |
Type | Cultural |
Significance | worship of Goddess Tusmani |
Celebrations | crops harvesting |
Frequency | Annually |
Related to | Makar Sankranti |
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