It is one of the festivals celebrated in the Jaintia Hills. During the festival, two men dressed in traditional attire, dance on either sides of a woman holding arms together. Here a man with a talent of reciting promptly churns out couplets for the dance and entertains the audience.
Chambil Mesara or Pomelo Dance (October)
The dance is performed only by skillful dancers. The dance consist of a solo dance where the performer manages to dangle a pomelo or some other fruit from a cord around his waist. The performance gets interesting when the dancer spins more than one pomelo faster and faster.
Fair & Festivals