मे-दाम-मे-फी

The ancient Tai-Ahom ancestor propitiation ritual observed on January 31. Me means offer, Dam means departed ancestors, Phi means deities. Rice beer (laopani), meat and rice are offered to departed Ahom ancestors and deities. Celebrated especially by the Tai-Ahom community of Assam who ruled for 600 years (1228-1826) — the only dynasty in the world to defeat the Mughals 17 times in battle.

1. RecurrenceFixed · month 2 · day 31 · pañcāṅga ruletextual
2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
3. Name (eng/Latn)Me-Dam-Me-Phi (Ahom Ancestor Propitiation)textual
4. Name (hin/Deva)मे-दाम-मे-फीtextual
5. Name (tam/Taml)மே-டாம்-மே-பிtextual
6. Name (tel/Telu)మే-డామ్-మే-ఫిtextual
7. Name (kan/Knda)ಮೇ-ಡಾಮ್-ಮೇ-ಫಿtextual
8. Name (mal/Mlym)മേ-ഡാം-മേ-ഫിtextual
9. Observed at23 templescommunity attested

• Temple 404fb42ddeity-festival association
• Temple 7daf48cedeity-festival association
• Temple 6bdb9918deity-festival association
• Temple 881019e8deity-festival association
• Temple 02c24b5bdeity-festival association
• Temple 5473de08deity-festival association
• Temple a7cbf6aedeity-festival association
• Temple f65fe677deity-festival association
• Temple abffdfe4deity-festival association
• Temple 92bb51fadeity-festival association
• Temple e0c46eb6deity-festival association
• Temple dc37bfcadeity-festival association
• And 11 more temples in the register.

• eng / LatnMe-Dam-Me-Phi (Ahom Ancestor Propitiation)The ancient Tai-Ahom ancestor propitiation ritual observed on January 31. Me means offer, Dam means departed ancestors, Phi means deities. Rice beer (laopani), meat and rice are offered to departed Ahom ancestors and deities. Celebrated especially by the Tai-Ahom community of Assam who ruled for 600 years (1228-1826) — the only dynasty in the world to defeat the Mughals 17 times in battle.
• hin / Devaमे-दाम-मे-फीअसम में अहोम समुदाय का पूर्वज-पूजन उत्सव। अहोम राजाओं और वीरों को श्रद्धांजलि।
• tam / Tamlமே-டாம்-மே-பி
• tel / Teluమే-డామ్-మే-ఫి
• kan / Kndaಮೇ-ಡಾಮ್-ಮೇ-ಫಿ
• mal / Mlymമേ-ഡാം-മേ-ഫി

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