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That is nothing short of a spectacular event. Meghalaya is all set to host the Wangala Festival, also known as the 100 Drums Festival this year on November 10.
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Nov. 24 (ANI): Hundreds of Garo tribals gathered here recently to celebrate the harvest festival of Wangala with much fervour here.
Garo girls dance during Wangala festival in St. Paul's Catholic Church in Pirgacha, Tangail district. (Photo by Stephan Uttom) Thanksgiving Wangala is the main harvest and thanksgiving festival of the ...
Shillong, Nov 5 (IANS) The 46th edition of Wangala Festival, also known as 100 drums festival which is Meghalayas one of the most famous post harvest carnivals, will begin at Wangala dam Chibragre ...
Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma, just a few hours ago, took to Instagram to share pictures of him celebrating Wangala festival with his family and friends.
Experience the vibrant Wangala Festival, also known as the 100 Drums Festival, celebrating Garo culture with traditional ceremonies, indigenous games, and rich cultural performances in Meghalaya's ...
Shillong, Oct. 28: Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma today donated a cheque for Rs 14 lakh to the organising committee of the three-day Wangala festival, which will begin in the West Garo Hills on ...
The curtain came down on Wangala, the 100-drum festival of the Garos in Meghalaya, on Saturday with a grand assembly of drummers amid merriment and collage of vibrant colours.
There around 30,000 Garos living in Dhaka alone, said Jonson Emre, leader of a team of 28 Garo artists, craftsmen and women, which makes it a point to attend the Wangala festival every year.
The Hundred Drums Wangala The Garo tribe of Western Meghalaya celebrates the winter harvest with a three-day festival. Pheroze L. Vincent watches the Garos climb oiled poles, burst into war cries ...
Held annually between October and November, the festival is a grand thanksgiving ceremony dedicated to Missi Saljong, also known as Pattigipa Ra.rongipa (The Great Giver), in gratitude for the ...