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Choekhor in Arunachal Pradesh once again speaks about the importance of agriculture in the life of rustic folks. Among all other fairs and festivals in Arunachal Pradesh, Choekhor is one festival that is celebrated to mark a new phase of the farming calendar when Jhum fields are prepared
Features:
Choekhor in Arunachal Pradesh is celebrated after the crops are sown
This is a religious custom performed by the natives in their villages
They invoke supernatural powers to protect the crops
They also ask the powers to shoe away occult spirits so that high yield can be reaped.
Religious books are carried by the natives in a procession under the guidance of a Lama.
They go around all fields in the village.
Activities unrelated to agriculture are not undertaken during this period
Season
Choekhor in Arunachal Pradesh is held in April or May every year.
How to Reach
You can take flights to Jorhat from Guwahati, Kolkata, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai or Chennai
Take a train to Jorhat from Guwahati
You can board a bus from Guwahati and reach Jorhat in seven hours ride. You can also reach Jorhat from Shillong, Silchar, Dibrsugarh, Jorhat, Tezpur, Siliguri, Sibsagar, Dimapur, Kohima, Imphal, Aizawal, Itanagar, Barpetta Road and Cooch Bihar.
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