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GK QUESTION#445

The Wangala Festival, also known as the “Hundred Drums Festival,” is celebrated by which tribe in India?

  1. ALepcha tribe of Sikkim
  2. BBhutia tribe of West Bengal
  3. CAdi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh
  4. DGaro tribe of MeghalayaCorrect answer
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D. Garo tribe of Meghalaya

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Garo tribe of Meghalaya. The Wangala Festival, also called the “Hundred Drums Festival,” is a major harvest festival of the Garo tribe. It is celebrated after the harvest to honour Misi Saljong (Sun God/Fertility God), seeking blessings for prosperity and a good harvest, and is marked by large drum dances and community celebrations.

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