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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}<br /> {{refimprove|date=September 2014}}<br /> [[File:Bathow.jpg|thumb|300px|The Boro people consider this cactus to be Holy. They call it &#039;Bathow Bwrai&#039; or Lord Shiva.]]<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Bathow Puja&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{lang-as|বাথৌ পূজা}}) is an important religious festival of the [[Bodo tribe|Bodo]]-[[Kachari tribe|Kacharies]] of [[Assam]], [[India]]. In this festival, the people worship a god known by different names like Gila Damra, Khuria Bwrai, Sri Brai (Shib bwrai), Bathow Bwrai etc. The different forms of this festival are-Garja, Kherai and Marai. Among these festivals Kherai is the most significant.<br /> <br /> ==Kherai Puja==<br /> {{Details|Kherai Puja}}<br /> Before this festival the religious rites of the Garja are performed and consequently a date<br /> is fixed by the Bodo villagers for performing the Kherai Puja. In kherai Puja, a cactus called Bwrai Bathow <br /> surrounded by a small bamboo boundary is offered flowers, fruits and some grains. Different leaves like special grass, mango leaves and [[tulsi]] leaves dipped in a small pot with water is also kept nearby. The [[incense]] and Dhuna (coconut peel burnt in a small holder) keep on burning arousing nice fragrance. In this puja, Doudini, the oracle possessed by the Gods plays the main role. The dodini enchanted with mantras by the Deuri (priest) performs the Kherai dance in front of the cactus called Bwrai Bathow. She is accompanied by music played by men at a distance. The beat of the music has to follow the exact rhythm as taught by the Doudini beforehand.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * {{Youtube|a5--r-Jz564|Visual clip of Kherai Puja}}<br /> * [https://archive.today/20130410130146/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=feb0109/State5 ‘Kherai a religious festival’], assamtribune.com.<br /> <br /> {{Fairs and Festivals in Assam}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Bodo]]<br /> [[Category:Festivals in Assam]]<br /> [[Category:Religious festivals in India]]</div>

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