• Miangky.N.Marak
• Dr. V. Thirumurugan

A festival is an essential role of the socio-religious and cultural practice of all of community of the people. Festival is celebrating direct or indirect bearing on the good harvesting of crops. Wangala is the largest festival which is traditional harvest festival celebrated by the Garo community in the Garo Hills region of Meghalaya and in some other parts of Nagaland, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh. Wangala is known as the Hundred drums which is the post-harvest festival where the Garos give thanks to the Misi Saljong the sun God, for blessing the people with a rich harvest. Every year, it is celebrated in the month of October to November in different villages, setting different dates for the occasion. In Wangala there are so many rituals and sacrifices. In this festival, people are being enjoyed the beats of the log drums and the merrymaking. Every part of the Wangala dance highlights the social and the religious life of the Garos in the society.

Wangala, Misi Saljong, Garo, Jhum, Nokma, A.king, Songsarek, Wanti Toka, Cha.chat Soa, Nagra, Chu-rugala, Asiroka, Aa.a O.pata, Den.bilsia, A.galmaka, Rongchu gala, Ahaia, Gando, Wanchi, Krongna Do.tata, Kram Do.tata.

"WANGALA FESTIVAL OF THE GARO IN MEGHALAYA, NORTH EAST INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no.e353-e357, September-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109442.pdf

"WANGALA FESTIVAL OF THE GARO IN MEGHALAYA, NORTH EAST INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no. ppe353-e357, September-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109442.pdf