Bountiful beginnings
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Hailing the harvest – Tiwa tribesmen taking part in a dance to celebrate the Yangli festival at Gobha village in Morigaon district of Assam on March 30. Yangi, an occasion to celebrate a bountiful harvest and seek protection for crops from pest and calamities, is an important festival of the Tiwas as agriculture is the mainstay of their economy.
Source: The Hindu Coimbatore, 31/03/2023, pg.1.