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Mawalis, the honey collector team getting ready to enter mangrove forest for honey collection
A group of Mawalis men in the honey collector team gets themselves ready to enter mangrove forest for honey collection
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A Mawalii family is showing the buckets of mangrove honey collected in a traditional way
A Mawali family is showing the buckets of mangrove honey collected in a traditional way
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Mawalis, the honey collector team cutting beehives in the mangrove forest
Four Mawali men in the honey collector team are cutting beehives in the mangrove forest
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Bonabibi, the deity of the Sundarbans forest
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Beehives in the Sundarbans forest
Bangladesh
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Woman putting sacred vermillion on Chhath Puja( Sun worship festival), Bihar
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Sumazau - The Kadazadusun Dance
The Sumazau dance is probably the most well-known dance tradition in Sabah. Sumazau is synonymous to the Kadazan-Dusun community. Traditionally, this dance is performed to pay homage to the paddy spirits and often involves the female shaman (Bobohizan) to mediate between the spirit and the human world. Sumazau is the highlight of the Harvest Feast in Sabah that is usually celebrated in the month of May. Today, the dance is also performed at weddings to welcome guests. Sumazau is performed by both male and female dancers. These dancers wear allblack costume adorned with pretty motives in gold thread. Female dancers are equipped with shawls and belt (tangkong) made from silver coins. Male dancers usually wear a special headgear (tanjak) and dried salad leaf tied at the waist. Sumazau Dance is accompanied by the pounding of six gongs in various sizes and a gendang. The hand movements of Sumazau dancers are similar to a bird’s wings in flight while their feet are in beat with the poundings of the gongs. Dancers perform as couples; they face each other, and move their feet in small steps while lifting their heels according to the rhythm of songs played.
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Sajuni, the chief of honey collector is blowing buffalo horn to alert others
Sajuni, the chief of honey collector is blowing buffalo horn to alert others
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Noukapuja, the worship ceremony for a new boat
A man and a woman are praying for their safety and good harvest in the Noukapuja, the worship ceremony for a new boat
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Mawalis, the honey collector team cutting beehives in the mangrove forest
Bangladesh Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge: The Mangrove Honey Lifecycle, pavel partha 2009,2011
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Banabibi statue in a worship ritual
Banabibi statue is put on the altar for the worship ritual. Locals believe that Banabibi and her associate deities- Shah Modor, Shah Jungali, Gazi, Kalu, Daxmin Roy, and Dhana Moule-reign the whole Sundarbans.\n\nShe rides a Bengal tiger, and has Dhukhe, a missing child from the Mawali family, on her lap. She is often described with a clay crocodile on her right side. The people of the Sundarbans believe that she is Muslim, but she is worshiped by everyone, even Hindus. They sacrifice hen, roosters, and pigeons, and offer fruits to worship her. Mawali women also offer their sacred belongings to Banabibi with the hope that she will protect their husbands from tiger attacks. \n\nLocal priests recite mantras while women sing traditional songs. The elderly narrates the legend of Banabibi to pray for the safety of honey collectors. Prasad, a special food offering made of rice, water, and sugar, is handed out to the worshippers. People can take shirni, a special sugar, after the worship and pray to Banabibi for their safety and well-being against evil spirits.
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Dried pandanus are rolled, strung into bundles, and dried in the sun for two to three weeks
Mataginifale Women's Group
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