Donggin festival celebrated in Pasighat with gaiety

|Correspondent|

PASIGHAT, Feb 3: A vibrant Donggin Todii festival celebration at Lamrung Ganging marked the New Year for the Bori community of the Adi tribe on Sunday.

Inspired by the vibrant atmosphere, the chief guest, Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar awardee Dr Delong Padung has announced plans for a new song, blending traditional and modern elements. Also expressing excitement for the upcoming Unying Aran festival, he emphasized, “It’s crucial to maintain the originality of these celebrations and not reduce them to mere gatherings.”

Highlighting the festival’s deep-rooted significance, the guest of honor Tabang Gaduk, Deputy Forest Ranger, said: “This tradition has been celebrated for generations and must be passed on to our future generations as it is our identity.”

The Boris are mainly settled in Payum and Kaying circles and Donggin has been celebrated from generations together, informed the Donggin festival organizers. They further informed that Donggin is a festival of abundance and richness in which pigs and mithuns are sacrificed “as rituals to worship natural god and goddesses for peace & prosperity of humanity, to free from natural calamities, accidents, diseases and to prevent effects of evil spirit in the coming days especially during active farming seasons and for good crops”.

The Donggin Festival continues to stand as a testament to the Bori community’s cultural heritage and hopes for a prosperous future.