DOSA THOI! LONG NAI
Location : Assam
Performed In : Bathou Puja Or Worship Of Lord Shiva
Festivity Month : Mid-April
Performed In : Bathou Puja Or Worship Of Lord Shiva
Festivity Month : Mid-April
A Dance Festival
This is a very important religious dance performed at the "Bathou
Puja" or worshipping of their God Shiva. In this dance the priestess
called Deodhani dances
with a bowl on her head in which the blood of a sacrificed fowl is kept.
The Legend
It is believed that while the Deodhani performs this dance in a condition
of trance Lord Bathou (Shiva) will snatch away the bowl and drink the
blood.
