Garia
Garia is a popular deity whom the Reangs pay reverences in every year in the Chaitra-sankranti day, which lasts for seven days up to the 6th Vaisakh. Like the Tipras, the deities of the Reangs have no anthropomorphic forms. A green bamboo pole measuring 1 mtr. 30 cm in height is decorated with the floral designs around it. It is tied by the threads of white and black colored cotton. A garland of cotton also is hung at the top of the pole (it is called Keda), which is planted in the ground when a banana leaf is placed in front of it. Chanting the mantras the Aouchai sacrifices the fowls and eggs along with the fruits. At last wine is served to the deity. It has been found that the symbol of the deity is carried from the house to house by a good number of devotees on request. The members of the caring party of the Garia begin to sing and dance with the sound of drum rhythmically. The songs are more or less erotic in character, but it is known from the song that the blessings of the day deity is necessary to relief the sufferings and to increase the production of crops. The Reangs believe that Garia is the deity who gives wealth, strength and children.
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