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Religion
Wangala Festival in Meghalaya Showcases Tribal Rhythms and Rituals
✍️ Outlook India
🗓 14 Nov 2026, 01:01 PM
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A photo series captures the vibrant drums, dances and traditional rites of Meghalaya’s Wangala harvest festival.
The Outlook India photo feature presents the Wangala festival, a major harvest celebration of the Garo community in Meghalaya, highlighting its distinctive musical and ritual elements.
The images display groups of drummers beating the iconic “dah” and “khal” drums, dancers in traditional attire performing the “Rangbong” and “Mong” steps, and community members offering thanks to deities for a bountiful crop.
The visual coverage underscores the festival’s role in preserving Garo cultural identity, drawing participants from villages across the state and attracting visitors interested in indigenous traditions.
Photographs also show ceremonial feasts and the lighting of torches that mark the concluding night of the celebrations.
The images display groups of drummers beating the iconic “dah” and “khal” drums, dancers in traditional attire performing the “Rangbong” and “Mong” steps, and community members offering thanks to deities for a bountiful crop.
The visual coverage underscores the festival’s role in preserving Garo cultural identity, drawing participants from villages across the state and attracting visitors interested in indigenous traditions.
Photographs also show ceremonial feasts and the lighting of torches that mark the concluding night of the celebrations.