Tang Festival
Tang Festival is celebrated among the Sartang Community of West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh. It is one of the major festivals celebrated by the community during the month of September. Initially the date was not fixed and the festival was celebrated on different dates in different villages of the Sartang tribe, following the Lunar Calendar. Later on, a fixed date was proposed on 15th of S....
Tang Festival is celebrated among the Sartang Community of West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh. It is one of the major festivals celebrated by the community during the month of September. Initially the date was not fixed and the festival was celebrated on different dates in different villages of the Sartang tribe, following the Lunar Calendar. Later on, a fixed date was proposed on 15th of September every year to celebrate the festival centrally among all the villages of the Sartang tribe.
The festival is dedicated to the spirits of the forest and the chief deities that are worshiped are the Earth and sun. During the festival time, offerings are made to the deities to pray to them that the harvest of the season will be on abundance, hence Tang Festival is also a kind of harvest festival. The festival is celebrated with great joy by the people. The festival is celebrated with the showcase of the local traditions, cultural shows, local cuisines, wine, ethnic games, etc.
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Activities
* Traditional dance
* Local Rituals
* Cultural Show
Social Media
Organized By
Sartang tribe community
Kesang Drema Nothangjee
Bomdila
9774247603
kesangdrema321[at]gmail[dot]com
How to reach
The nearest airport is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport,
which is 286 KMs away.
The nearest convenient railway station is Tezpur Railway Station,
which is 130 KMs away.
The nearest major city is Bomdila,
which is 25KMs away.
