The Inpui Students' Union Delhi (Inpui Ningbwan Indung Delhi) celebrated the Karing Ngei (Festival of the Living), the largest celebration of the Inpui (Kabui) Naga tribe at Nehru Park, New Delhi on Friday.
The festival holds significant cultural importance as the grandest celebration within the tribe, stated a release. Historically, this festivity was preceded by Tataak, a poignant ceremony symbolizing the farewell to departed souls as the year drew to a close, it asserted.
The festival signifying the dawn of the new year, characterised by exuberant enthusiasm and jubilant festivities is also celebrated in grandeur manner at various Inpui (Kabui) villages and localities in Manipur and Nagaland, it stated.
The festival not only pays homage to ancestral customs but also ushers in a spirit of renewal and communal celebration, embodying the rich heritage and collective delight of the Inpui (Kabui) Naga tribe, it maintained.
Wide range of events including traditional dances, games, contemporary song performances, a unique competition involving the consumption of lemons and chillies and a prayer session seeking restoration of peace in Manipur were held as part of the event, it added.
