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The Biggest Behdeinkhlam festival

The Biggest Behdeinkhlam festival conclude

The biggest Behdeinkhlam festival in Jaintia Hills celebrated annually by Sein Raij Tuber, which is the largest of all the Sein Raij in Jaintia Hills, concluded at Tuberkmai Shnong village on Sunday (24.7.2011).

The festival witnessed a colorful display of about 61 Rots (paper monuments) at the Biar, a sacred muddy pool, and thousands of spectators from various parts of the district and outside the state gathered to witness the celebration held at the Biar.

Members of the Sein Raij Tuber representing different localities of over 26 villages, both young and old were seen dancing to drums beats and other traditional musical instruments while carrying their respective rots to the main venue.

Behdieñkhlam The Festival of the Pnar

Behdieñkhlam The Festival of the Pnar  





Behdieñkhlam is the most important and the biggest festival of the Pnars of Jaintia hills District. It is the festival paying obeisance to Almighty God the Creator to bless people with good health and prosperity. The term beh-dieñ-khlam comprises of three words in a Pnar parlance, ‘Beh’ literarily means to chase or to rid away and ‘dieñ’ means wood or log and ‘khlam’ means plague, epidemic or pestilence. Behdieñkhlam literarily means the festival to rid away plague.  

Shnongpdeng Village: The Tourist Destination

View of Umngot River

Cavers from Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Scotland, England, Iran and Indian Navy with the member MAA during their visit to Shnongpdeng Village on Feb 2010

Exotic Plants of Jaintia Hills

One of the many types of eatable Mushroom which is the delicacy of the Pnar of Jaintia Hills

Nepenthenese Khasiana: Pitcher Plant which can be found in many parts of Jaintia Hills

Thadlaskeiñ: The Legendary Lake

Night View of Thadlaskeiñ Lake

Thadlaskeiñ which is about 9 KM from Jowai is one of the famous tourist spot in Jaintia Hills. Legends have it, that the lake was dug by the legendary Sajar Nangli and his followers. The legends also says that it was dug by using the edge of the bows.

'Kha-Rang: The Traditional delicacy of Jaintia Hills

Fish being smoked

'Kha-Rang is a smoked fish which is popular food item of Jaintia Hills. The tradition of smoke fish has been practice since time immemorial by the people war Jaintia, particularly Thangbuli and Umladkhur Village.It is always available in Iawmusiang, Market, Jowai.

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