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100 Drums Wangala Festival

The Wangala is the most significant festival of the Garos which is performed after the harvesting is
over, generally in the month of October to November. It is a "Thanksgiving" ceremony to Misi Saljong,
also known as Pattigipa Ra'rongipa (The great Giver) for having blessed the human beings with rich
harvest of the season

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International Airport at Kolkata. Wangala Festival

Flights to Guwahati: Flights to Guwahati from Kolkata are Blog Archive
available up to about 2 pm everyday. Indian, Jet Airways, SpiceJet,
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service this route. Direct flights are also available from New Delhi.
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Trains to Guwahati: Guwahati is also well connected by rail. Trains
are available everyday to Guwahati from Kolkata’s Howrah Station. How to get to Tura: Garo
This journey will take you minimum 18 hours. Guwahati also has Hills
direct trains from New Delhi. The Rajdhani Express takes about 36
hours one way. Trains from the South India are Bangalore-Guwahati 100 drums wangala festival
Express, Chennai-Guwahati Express and Guwahati-Trivandrum Garo Woman
Express. 100 drums wangala festival

By Road to Guwahati: Buses ply from Kolkata to Guwahati via 2007
Siliguri. You have the option of breaking you journey to stay 100 drums wangala festival
overnight at Siliguri. Hundred Drums Wangala

Guwahati to Tura: Festival on Nov 9, 10
There are three ways to get to Tura:
(1) Pawan Hans helicopter service run by Meghalaya Transport About Me
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Fridays From Guwahati to Tura the fare is Rs.1525/- and from Publicity Committee 100
Shillong to Tura is Rs.1200/- only. Drums Wangala
(2) Buses that start early morning (latest 7 am) or late evening Tura, West Garo Hills,Meghalaya, India
(latest 8:30 pm). This journey will take you 7 hours. The tickets are
not more than Rs 250 per head. The bus stations are at (name of Contact numbers: Alva Sangma
locality). +919436321533/+919862475197
(3) Sumo (jeep) services are available twice a day (7 am and 2pm) Sadina Sangma +919436322511
from (locality) in Guwahati. These tickets will cost about Rs 300 per Salgira Sangma +919436101447 Mary
head and the journey will take 5 hours. T.Sangma +919436112989
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Where to Stay:
1 - Rikman Continental, Tura Bazaar. Ph: +91 3651 220759/ 223858.
Room rates range from Rs 450 to Rs 1500. Hotel and Bar attached.

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2 – Hotel Sundare (pronounce: soon – daa – ray), Tura Bazaar. Ph:
N/A. Room rates range from Rs 350 – Rs 1200.
3 – Orchid Lodge, Araimile, New Tura. Ph: +91 3651 232039. Room
rates range: N/A
4 – Hotel Nataraj, Tura Bazaar, Tura. Ph: +91 3651 223189. Budget
hotel.
5. Bed and Breakfast: One can stay with a Garo family as a paying
guest which will be arranged on request.

Places to see:
Garo Hills is yours to discover. It is still one of the most
untouched places of North East India. The indigenous people of this
tribal area are A’chiks – most popularly known as Garos. Their
language falls under the Tibeto-Burman Category. Besides
discovering the unique traditions and culture of the people, there are
many things to explore geographically and environmentally.
1 – Hullock Gibbons: Garo Hills is one of the very few places on
this planet that still has a significant number of hillock gibbons in the
wild.
2 – Balpakram: Popularly known as Grand Canyon of the East
"Balpakram" is a National Park.
3 – Rongbang Dare: This waterfalls in East Garo hills is simply
spectacular makes a wonderful picnic spot.
4 – Dombe Wari: This waterfalls in South Garo hills is not easily
accessible. The trek to this waterfalls from the nearest motorable
village (Enamgre?) will take you about 4 hours. Ask your guide about
the beautiful folklore that tells you about how this waterfalls was
formed.
5 – Pelga Falls: Must see one of the most beautiful water falls of
Garo Hills; besides others like Rongbang Dare etc.
6 – Siju Caves, Nengkong Caves: These limestone caves are
famous for their pristine interiors. However, only a few caves have
been explored and chartered. The rest of it is uncharted because the
caves run very deep and far.
7- Siju Bird Sactuary: Varities of migratory birds etc can be found
here.
8 – The 100 Drums Festival at Asanang: Post harvest Festival of
the Garos
9 – Flora: The Venus Fly Trap and the Pitcher plant
10 – Fauna: Elephants, tigers, clouded leopard, leopard, leopard
cats, birds, etc.

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The Wangala is the most significant festival of the Garos which is
performed after the harvesting is over, generally in the month of
October to November. It is a "Thanksgiving" ceremony to Misi
Saljong, also known as Pattigipa Ra'rongipa (The Great Giver) for
having blessed the human beings with rich harvest of the season.
A day ahead of the Wangala, a ritual called the Rugala is performed
by the Nokma (A village Chief) and in this ritual, the offerings of the
first hand special rice-beer alongwith cooked rice and the vegetables
are given to Misi Saljong, the Giver. On the next day, the Nokma
performs Cha'chat So'a ceremony or the burning of incence at the
central pillar of his house to mark the beginning of the weeklong
Wangala Festival. The festival has been practised traditionally by the
Garos from times immemorial. It is performed annually in almost all
the non-Christian of Garo Hills, but the time and dates of celebration
vary from village to village.
However, due to the impact of modern civilisation and foreign
culture, the Wangala which is the cultural identity of the Garos could
be seen fast disappearing. So in order to protect and preserve,and
promote this culture identity, a group of Garo intellectuals put their
heads together in a meeting and decided to organise the "Wangala
Festival" on modern lines. A group of 30 dancers with tendrums
would form a contingent and 300 dancers would make up the
"Hundred Drums Wangala Festival".
The first Hundred Drums Wangala Festival was successfully
organised on December 6 and 7, 1976 at Asanang, the Headquarter
of Rongram Development Block, 18kms.. from Tura. Since then, the
Hundred Drums Wangala is being organised in the second week of
November every year and the Festival has grown over the years
under the patronage of the Government of Meghalaya and nurtured
Festival Organisarion.
The 30th Hundred Drums Wangala Festival is being organised this
year on 9th and 10th of November at Asanang.
Avail this opportunity to learn the Cultural Heritages of the Garos and
enjoy the Hundred Drums Wangala Festival.

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Hundred Drums Wangala Festival on Nov 9, 10

Hundred Drums Wangala Festival on Nov 9, 10
The annual Hundred Drums Wangala Festival of the Garos will be
celebrated at Asananggre, 18 kms from Tura, the district
headquarter of West Garo Hills on November 9 and 10, 2007.
Hectic preparations are on to organize this Festival with the Hundred
Drums Wangala Festival Organisation holding series of meetings
every Friday for the last couple of months to chalk out the details for
the celebration and to raise the required funds for the purpose.
The Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya Dr. Mukul Sangma is
expected to attend the Festival as the chief guest, besides hosts of
dignitaries, tourists and media from the region and outside.
Besides the usual rites associated with the Wangala Festival like the
Rugala, Chachat So’a and Dani Doka, among others, there will be
competition among the ten participating Wangala troupes from the
three districts of Garo Hills, finally culminating with the main Hundred
Drums Wangala dance. The highlight of this year’s festival will be the
crowning of the “Wangala Queen”, “Wangala King” and the “Matgrik
(warrior) of the Year”.
It may be mentioned that the Wangala is the most significant post-
harvest festival of the Garos, which is generally celebrated in the
months of October and November. It is a thanksgiving ceremony to
the Misi Saljong, also known as Pattigipa-Ra·rongipa (the Great Giver
or the God of Wealth) for having blessed the humans with the rich
harvest of the season.
The Wangala has been practiced by the ‘Songsareks’ or non-Christian
Garos from times immemorial in all the villages of Garo Hills, the time
and mode of celebration varies from village to village. However, due
to impact of modern civilization and foreign culture, the Wangala,
which is the cultural identity of the Garos could be seen fast
disappearing. So, in order to protect, preserve and promote this
cultural identity, a group of Garo thinkers and leaders came together
in a meeting and after a lot of discussion, they decided to organize
the Wangala festival on modern lines: a group of 15-30 dancers with
ten drums would form a contingent and ten such contingents with
300 dancers would make up the “Hundred Drums Wangala Dance
Festival”.
Thus, the first-ever Hundred Drums Wangala Festival was
successfully organized on December 6 and 7, 1976 at Asananggre,
the headquarters of Rongram Development Block. Since then, the
Festival is being celebrated in the second week of November every
year and over the years it has grown under the patronage of the
Government of Meghalaya and nurtured by the Hundred Drums
Wangala Festival Organisation.
Presently, the Organisation is being led by Mr. Leander K Marak as its
President, while the Block Development Officer, Rongram, Ms. Mary
T. Sangma is the Ex-Officio Secretary.

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Convenor, Publicity Sub-Committee,
Hundred Drums Wangala Festival
Organisation, Hq. Asananggre.
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