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-[[File: And the puddle can become a vast, if shallow pond.jpg| And the puddle can become a vast, if shallow, pond <br/> The Behdienkhlam Festival at Jowai, 2016 <br/> Photo [https://www.telegraphindia.com/1160714/jsp/northeast/story_96571.jsp  UB Photos]|frame|500px]]
+[[File: And the puddle can become a vast, if shallow pond1.jpg| And the puddle can become a vast, if shallow, pond <br/> The Behdienkhlam Festival at Jowai, 2016 <br/> Photo [https://www.telegraphindia.com/1160714/jsp/northeast/story_96571.jsp  UB Photos]|frame|500px]]
 The dancers are highly emotional when tall-decorated structures called rots and a wooden post-called khnongs were brought into the pool.
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 It is believed that, if the Langdoh’s team won the match, paddy will grow abundantly at Pynthor Wah and if the Sangot-Pasweth’s team won the match, then rice will grow abundantly at Pynthor-Nein.-
 =Women=
 [[File: A Pnar boy blows bugles.jpg| A Pnar boy blows bugles during Behdienkhlam festival celebrations in Tuber village, Meghalaya,  Monday, July 24, 2017. <br/>  (Photo: AP)|frame|500px]]

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-[[File: They carry umbrellas because it is raining.jpg|They carry umbrellas because it is raining or at least drizzling, because the festival is conducted during the monsoon, because parts of Meghalaya receive the highest rainfall in the world…<br/> Please not to miss the puddle in the centre.<br/> Photo [http://edtimes.in/2017/07/festival-called-behdienkhlam/ Saweini Laloo| ED Times]|frame|500px]]
+[[File: They carry umbrellas because it is raining.jpg|They carry umbrellas because it is raining or at least drizzling, because the festival is conducted during the monsoon, because parts of Meghalaya receive the highest rainfall in the world…<br/> Please not to miss the puddle in the centre.<br/> Photo [http://edtimes.in/2017/07/festival-called-behdienkhlam/ Saweini Laloo, ED Times]|frame|500px]]
 The festival of Behdienkhlam reaches its conclusion with the Dad-lawakor ceremony in which groups of men jostle for the possession of a wooden ball, a game which is remotely similar to football. The festival ends with a final salutation to the divine powers when the women of the tribe offer sacrificial food to the Almighty.

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 [[File: Pnar or Jaintia men carry stuffed figurines of bulls.jpg| Pnar or Jaintia men carry stuffed figurines of bulls as spectators hold umbrellas during Behdienkhlam festival celebrations in Tuber village, Meghalaya, Monday, July 24, 2017. <br/> (Photo: AP) |frame|500px]]
-Participating in the festival, niamtre faithful both young and old from various localities like Iongpiah, Dulong, Panaliar, Loomkyrwiang, Chilliangraij, Loomiongkjam, Tpep-pale Iawmusiang, Ummulong and Shillong Sein Raij brought their well-designed colourful ‘Rots’ or ‘Raths’ at Aitnar.
+Participating in the festival, niamtre faithful both young and old from various localities like Iongpiah, Dulong, Panaliar, Loomkyrwiang, Chilliangraij, Loomiongkjam, Tpep-pale Iawmusiang, Ummulong and Shillong Sein Raij brought their well-designed colourful ‘Rots’ or ‘Raths’ at Aitnar. (Ki niamtre is an indigenous faith.)
 In 2016, more than 11 ‘rots’ were displayed during the festival.
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-[[File: A Pnar boy blows bugles.jpg| A Pnar boy blows bugles during Behdienkhlam festival celebrations in Tuber village, Meghalaya,  Monday, July 24, 2017. <br/>  (Photo: AP)|frame|500px]]
+[[File: They carry umbrellas because it is raining.jpg|They carry umbrellas because it is raining or at least drizzling, because the festival is conducted during the monsoon, because parts of Meghalaya receive the highest rainfall in the world…<br/> Please not to miss the puddle in the centre.<br/> Photo [http://edtimes.in/2017/07/festival-called-behdienkhlam/ Saweini Laloo| ED Times]|frame|500px]]
 The festival of Behdienkhlam reaches its conclusion with the Dad-lawakor ceremony in which groups of men jostle for the possession of a wooden ball, a game which is remotely similar to football. The festival ends with a final salutation to the divine powers when the women of the tribe offer sacrificial food to the Almighty.
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 The dancers are highly emotional when tall-decorated structures called rots and a wooden post-called khnongs were brought into the pool.
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 It is believed that, if the Langdoh’s team won the match, paddy will grow abundantly at Pynthor Wah and if the Sangot-Pasweth’s team won the match, then rice will grow abundantly at Pynthor-Nein.-
 =Women=
 This celebration is special for the ladies community, its all about preparing special dishes and inviting guests to their homes, women put on a lot jewelries specially Gold ornaments and come to enjoy the final day of the festival. Its all about merry making and doing a lot of rituals in their home.Said,Pemie Pasa,a middle aged Local women,who had put a lot of Gold plated  ornaments around her neck. A “Rooster” flag is a common sight during this festival, though this is not being worshiped by the people as any god or anything else. As The traditionally belief goes, once the sun disappeared and people were in the dark, and no one was able to bring back the sun, but finally the Rooster was able to bring back the sun to everyone’s joy, this the significance of the Rooster.

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 The Behdienkhlam Festival, is celebrated by the Pnars as a form of homage which is paid to the Gods of the Seven Huts who arrived in the region from heaven and established a kingdom here.
 =History of its origin=
 According to mythology, it had been foretold that there would be a widespread plague in Ri-Pnar (Land of the Pnars). The prediction claimed that the region would suffer a violent plague that threatened to wipe out the entire tribe. Scared by this ill-fortuned prediction, the Jowai people traveled to the shrine of their protector deities Mulong, Mooralong U Mukhai and Musniang who advised them to worship the divine elements in the form of the festival of Behdienkhlam which was to be held annually. Thus, the festival is also known as the festival for chasing away the Demon of Cholera. Today, however the festival has another important significance. It is used as a prayer seeking divine blessings for a rich harvest in the year ahead.
 =The rituals=
 Rituals of the Behdienkhlam FestivalThe festival of Behdienkhlam begins with a ritual in which the Daloi or the chief of the tribe opens the proceedings with a ceremonial invocation to the Gods of the tribes through a series of religious rites. Following this is one of the most popular rituals of the festival where young men symbolize the flight of the evil spirit by beating the roof of every house in the village with bamboo poles. However, the main attraction of the Behdeinkhlam festival takes place when young men fight for the possession of a huge beam, a fight which is characterized by smearing of mud on all the participants.
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 On the ''' fourth day,'''  young men, led by priests, carry bamboo sticks and visit each home beating roof-tops to chase away evil spirits, especially the demon of plague to the accompaniment of drums, cymbals and chanting in Pnar. The erected "khnong" is pulled down, broken and discarded. The group is offered home-brewed rice beer by the lady of the house.
 =Rot (rath/ chariot)=
 Participating in the festival, niamtre faithful both young and old from various localities like Iongpiah, Dulong, Panaliar, Loomkyrwiang, Chilliangraij, Loomiongkjam, Tpep-pale Iawmusiang, Ummulong and Shillong Sein Raij brought their well-designed colourful ‘Rots’ or ‘Raths’ at Aitnar.
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 =Concluding Ceremony=
 The festival of Behdienkhlam reaches its conclusion with the Dad-lawakor ceremony in which groups of men jostle for the possession of a wooden ball, a game which is remotely similar to football. The festival ends with a final salutation to the divine powers when the women of the tribe offer sacrificial food to the Almighty.

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 ''' Religious rites and sacrifices ''' at the sacred pool precede the immersion ceremony in the early hours of the morning. Mud is generously smeared by the participants on each other which resemble the Holi celebrations in the plains.
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 The festival of Behdienkhlam reaches its conclusion with the Dad-lawakor ceremony in which groups of men jostle for the possession of a wooden ball, a game which is remotely similar to football. The festival ends with a final salutation to the divine powers when the women of the tribe offer sacrificial food to the Almighty.

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+It is the most important festival of the Jaintias and is celebrated mid-July every year after the sowing is over. (There are some references to its having been celebrated in late June, too.) "Khlam" means plague or pestilence'and "beh dien" means to drive away with sticks.
-[[http://northeastnewsportal.blogspot.in/2013_07_01_  archive.html  NorthEastNewsPortal]] [[http://www.easternpanorama.in/index.php/web-special/26-2009/august-30/369-behdienkhlam-festival-of-meghalaya Archive.html EasternPanorama]]
+Organized annually by the Seinraij Jowai, this unique festival is held after the sowing season is over so as to overcome any destructive forces of nature including diseases by invoking the God for a good harvest.
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+The ceremony and ritual was carried out for three [normally, four] days and on the last day, in the afternoon people gathered in a place called Aitnar and both young and old danced to the tunes of the pipes and drums.
-The Behdienkhlam Festival, is celebrated by the Pnars as a form of homage which is paid to the Gods of the Seven Huts who arrived in the region from heaven and established a kingdom here. A prediction claimed that the region would suffer a violent plague that threatened to wipe out the entire tribe.Scared by this ill-fortuned prediction, the Jowai people traveled to the shrine of their protector deities Mulong, Mooralong U Mukhai and Musniang who advised them to worship the divine elements in the form of the festival of Behdienkhlam which was to be held annually. Thus, the festival is also known as the festival for chasing away the Demon of Cholera. Today, however the festival has another important significance. It is used as a prayer seeking divine blessings for a rich harvest in the year ahead.
+“Aitnar” – a sacred pool.
-Behdienkhlam Festival, (June-July) which remains as one of the most popular festivals of the region.
+=Where=
-Rituals of the Behdienkhlam FestivalThe festival of Behdienkhlam begins with a ritual in which the Daloi or the chief of the tribe opens the proceedings with a ceremonial invocation to the Gods of the tribes through a series of religious rites. Following this is one of the most popular rituals of the festival where young men symbolize the flight of the evil spirit by beating the roof of every house in the village with bamboo poles. However, the main attraction of the f
+Behdienkhlam Festival is the most celebrated religious festival among the Pnars. It is popular at Jowai the District headquarters of ''' Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya. '''
-Behdeinkhlam
-festival takes place when young men fight for the possession of a huge beam, a fight which is characterized by smearing of mud on all the participants.
-Concluding Ceremony
+=What it signifies=
 The festival of Behdienkhlam reaches its conclusion with the Dad-lawakor ceremony in which groups of men jostle for the possession of a wooden ball, a game which is remotely similar to football. The festival ends with a final salutation to the divine powers when the women of the tribe offer sacrificial food to the Almighty.
 The four day long ritual of the Naimtre of the Pnar community call “ Ka Behdienkhlam” concluded today with colour full ritual where “ Rot” from different part of Jowai Doloiship in Jayantia Hills of Meghalaya, bought to aitnar where thousand of people witness the concluding day of the Behdeinkhlam. saturday was the last day of the festival that concluded in the evening . This festival is signifies fighting against all short of social evil. This festival is being celebrated from time immemorial, as said that once the people of this place had to face serious epidemic, and thus people gather to drive away this evil. The Organiser president of the BEHDIENKHLAM festival Mr. OAR SYLEM, said that in present context we have more social evil to drive away like ,discrimination and corruption. “People from different communities also participate in this festival and we well come them, this will promote more unity”, he added.
 In this This festival people dance in the pool of mud waters, as they hold tall structures called the “ROT”, groups from various localities one by one bring this “ROTS” and get into the pool of mud water and dance. The ROT,s are decorated various designs, portraying social message of winning over evil. This year all together there are eleven “Rot” that where brought from different place of the Jowai Doloiship, in all these “Rot” they carry with the write up which tells the world about the day today happening in human daily life.
-This celebration is special for the ladies community, its all about preparing special dishes and inviting guests to their homes, women put on a lot jewelries specially Gold ornaments and come to enjoy the final day of the festival. Its all about merry making and doing a lot of rituals in their home.Said,Pemie Pasa,a middle aged Local women,who had put a lot of Gold plated  ornaments around her neck. A “Rooster” flag is a common sight during this festival, though this is not being worshiped by the people as any god or anything else. As The traditionally belief goes, once the sun disappeared and people were in the dark, and no one was able to bring back the sun, but finally the Rooster was able to bring back the sun to everyone’s joy, this the significance of the Rooster.The central government is funding for this festival to promote tourism,said
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+The dancers are highly emotional when tall-decorated structures called rots and a wooden post-called khnongs were brought into the pool.

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