Assamese Bhaona

Radha aunty finished her daily chores quicker this afternoon for a specific reason: she must go to Charaibahi Sarbajanin Sankar Mandir, the venue of a century-old bhaona festival, even older than that. Bhaona is a traditional performing art form started by the Assamese polymath Srimanta Sankardev in the early 16th century in Assam, India. It celebrates the socio-religious performance of […]