Karma Festival
Tribal populations in Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Assam, and Odisha celebrated the harvest festival of Karma on 14 September, 2024.
Brief Description
- Karma Festival is a harvest festival celebrated dedicated to the worship of Karam-Devta (Karam Lord/God), the God of power, youth and youthfulness. It is celebrated for good harvest and health.
- It is an agricultural festival of diverse groups of tribal people such as the Ho, Mundadri, Oraon, Santhali, and Nagpuri tribes.
- It is celebrated usually on Bhado Ekadashi, on the eleventh day of the bright full moon (Purnima) of the month of Bhado (August–September).
Rituals
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