Professional singers called "Uchepi" weep by singing songs of sorrow during the Chomangkan ceremony. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar.
Villagers on their way to attend the ceremony. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Food and drink, among other things, are kept on display, Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
The "Uchepi" weep by singing songs of sorrow during the Chomangkan ceremony. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
A Karbi woman with a tattooed face attends the Chomangkan ceremony. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
The "Uchepi". Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Karbi women carrying items required for the Chomangkan ceremony. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Karbi tribal women are carrying drinking water in bamboos from nearby streams during the Chomangkan ceremony. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
The symbolic rod with five branches with a wooden bird called "Jambili Athan" at the end of each branch. This is the symbolical representation of the tribe and it is also the symbol of clan unity. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Karbi tribal women carry drinking water in bamboos from nearby streams during the Chomangkan ceremony. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Just for that day, a new cloth is woven in an indigenous loom. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Karbi village headmen in their traditional attire attend the Chomangkan ceremony. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Karbi girls in their traditional dress attend the Chomangkan ceremony where they perform dances. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Karbi boys and girls in their traditional dress perform their ceremonial dance during the Chomangkan ceremony. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Karbi boys and girls in their traditional dress perform their ceremonial dance during the Chomangkan ceremony. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
A Karbi tribal woman wears their traditional ear-ring called "Nothenpi" during the Chomangkan ceremony. This is one of the most beautiful ornaments, made of silver, put on by the aged Karbi woman. It is about two and a half inches long. This ear-ring is detachable into two parts. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Professional weepier and singers called "Uchepi" weep by singing songs of sorrow during the Chomangkan ceremony. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar
Karbi tribal women wear their traditional ear-ring called "Nothenpi" during the Chomangkan ceremony. This is one of the most beautiful ornaments, made of silver, worn by the aged Karbi woman. This ear-ring is detachable into two parts. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar