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In pics: Everything you need to know about Solung festival of Arunachal Pradesh
‘Solung’ is a festival celebrated by the Adi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. It is primarily an agro-based festival that also reflects the socio-religious features of the people.
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Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu greeted the people on the occasion of Solung, the most important festival of the Adis. "Solung Giidi-Em Takamem Agampe. My warmest wishes to all my Adi brothers and sisters celebrating Solung this month. I pray the Divine ‘Kine Nane’ and Almighty ‘Dadi Boteh’ to bless everyone with bumper harvest, peace, prosperity and happiness. Happy Solung," Khandu wrote on Twitter.(Instagram/@taipadung )
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This festival is celebrated in the first week of September.(Instagram/@tingwa_tea)
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The Solung festival is performed after the sowing of seeds and transplantation, to seek future bumper crops.(Instagram/@lost_soul_kaling)
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Local women deck up in traditional attires and dance on Ponung songs.(Instagram/@amazingarunachalpradesh)
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The celebration is continued for five consecutive days. The first day is called ‘Solung-Gidi Dogin’ or the day of preparation, the second is the main day which is called Doreph-Long (the day of animal sacrifice), the third day is ‘Binnayat Binam’ or worshipping the goddess of plenty and prosperity, the fourth day is Yaktor of Ekoph, when the villagers prepare weapons for war. On the fifth day, the priest is given a ceremonial send-off when the girls sing and dance.(Instagram/@cmbghy_baba)
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During the five-day celebration, every evening the Miri sings the 'Solung Abung' and at the same time narrates the stories of the origin of man, animals, and plants, the ancestry of the Adis, lives, and the deeds of the Adi Heroes. (Instagram/@binammessar)
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