वांगाला (मेघालय)

Post-harvest thanksgiving festival of the Garo tribe of Meghalaya, dedicated to Misi Saljong (the Sun God). Features the spectacular 100-Drums performance — rows of men beating traditional drums while women perform the Chambil Mesara dance. Held at Asanang village near Tura. The Garos celebrate Wangala as their most important community festival.

1. RecurrenceFixed · month 11 · day 1 · pañcāṅga ruletextual
2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
3. Name (eng/Latn)Wangala — Hundred Drums Festival of the Garostextual
4. Name (hin/Deva)वांगाला (मेघालय)textual
5. Name (tam/Taml)வாங்கலாtextual
6. Name (tel/Telu)వాంగళాtextual
7. Name (kan/Knda)ವಾಂಗಲtextual
8. Name (mal/Mlym)വാംഗളtextual
9. Observed at60 templescommunity attested

• Temple 50c15a68deity-festival association
• Temple 4aea468fdeity-festival association
• Temple b9de9cf0deity-festival association
• Temple 3ef26a6bdeity-festival association
• Temple 75d05548deity-festival association
• Temple 3780e6f3deity-festival association
• Temple 1539aba2deity-festival association
• Temple 1de9e542deity-festival association
• Temple 93670a91deity-festival association
• Temple 831e447fdeity-festival association
• Temple 83cf60d8deity-festival association
• Temple 5e7c0392deity-festival association
• And 48 more temples in the register.

• eng / LatnWangala — Hundred Drums Festival of the GarosPost-harvest thanksgiving festival of the Garo tribe of Meghalaya, dedicated to Misi Saljong (the Sun God). Features the spectacular 100-Drums performance — rows of men beating traditional drums while women perform the Chambil Mesara dance. Held at Asanang village near Tura. The Garos celebrate Wangala as their most important community festival.
• hin / Devaवांगाला (मेघालय)मेघालय में गारो जनजाति का फसल उत्सव — 100 ढोल की धुन पर चाम्बिल मेसारा नृत्य।
• tam / Tamlவாங்கலா
• tel / Teluవాంగళా
• kan / Kndaವಾಂಗಲ
• mal / Mlymവാംഗള

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URN · wangala-meghalaya