The harvest festival of Sohrai is the biggest and most important festival of the Santals. During this festival, Santals pay homage to their gods and their ancestors as a thanksgiving for their crops, their cattle, their ploughs and everything that has helped them attain this harvest. | To read the full article and view more photos, click here >>
Source: Daricha Foundation
Address: http://www.daricha.org/sub_genre.aspx?ID=108&Tribes=Santals&Name=Sohrai
Date Visited: 23 June 2021
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