O Hei Afha | Bodo Kherai Song | Kalpana Patowary

A Kherai song sung during Bathow Puja sung by Indian folk singer Kalpana Patowary in Kokrajhar Assam during Bodoland foundation day. The Boro people consider a cactus to be Holy. They call it 'Bathow Bwrai' or Lord Shiva. Bathow Puja is an important religious festival of the Bodo-Kacharies of Assam, India. In this festival, the people worship a god known by different names like Gila Damra, Khuria Bwrai, Sri Brai (Shib bwrai), Bathow Bwrai etc.Some identify this god with the Hindu god Lord Shiva. The different forms of this festival are-Garja, Kherai and Marai. Among these festivals Kherai is the most significant. #BathoKherai #KheraiWorship #OHeiAfha #BathoKheraiHymns #SacredHymns