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The Tripura Era's New Year is on the 1st of Vaishakh which corresponds to 14 or 15 of April of Common Era, depending on whether that year is a Leap year or not. The months are named in pan Indian months, time since its inception 1419 years back by Tripuri king Hamtor pha alias Himti pha alias Jujharu pha in 512 Saka Era.
Tripura State Tribal Museum is a museum located within the premises of the Tribal Research and Cultural Institute at Agartala, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The museum was conceived with the intention of promoting tribal heritage and culture.
Tripura (/ ˈ t r ɪ p ʊr ə,-ər ə /) [10] is a state in northeastern India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers 10,491 km 2 (4,051 sq mi); and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 3.67 million. [11] It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east and by Bangladesh to the north, south and west. [12]
The largest native group was the Tripuri who had a population of 543,848 in 2001 census, [1] representing 16.99% of the state population and 54.7% of the scheduled tribe population. [1] The other group of people in order of decreasing population were Chakma (6.5%), Halam (4.8%), Mog (3.1%), Munda , Kuki tribes and Garo Hajong . [ 1 ]
The lineage in Tripuri is called sandai or bosong.. Most Tripuri groups or sub-groups are named after an animal or bird. All the sub-groups of Tripuri lineage are patriarchal.
Male counterpart used to wear 'Duti borok' for the loin and 'Kamchwlwi borok' for the upper part of the body. But in the modern age very few people are wearing these dress except in the rural Tripura and working class. The male have adopted the modern dress of international style gaffa.This is somewhat similar to kurta and dhoti.
There is a reason why the Tripura Raja differentiate Halam from Kuki, Halam people do not have king or chief nor their own god to worship. So, the Raja appointed Sordar to rule Halam people, and an idol for each clan to worship. E.g. Mualţhuam/Molsom sub-tribe are given an idol made from Gooseberry tree, they called Zobawmthang. [2]
In 1971 the Reang were the second largest of the scheduled tribes in Tripura. There were 64,722 people accounted for in the Reang tribe in Tripura that year. In 1961 the Reang had numbered 56,597 and in 1951 they had numbered 8,471. [9] According to the 2001 census, there were 165,103 Reang in Tripura and 1,88,220 in 2011. [10]