Baha Parab (Baa Parab) at KISS Foundation

KISS Deemed to be University celebrated Baha Parab on 18th March 2022. The celebration was graced by Senior Functionaries, Professors Emeritus, Research Chair Professors, Deans, Faculty Members, and students of KISS-DU.“Baha/Baa Parab” is popularly known as the flower festival in the contemporary urban centres.
The flower festival is called BaaParab in Ho language and BahaParab in Santali language. The festival is usually celebrated in the month of Falgun (March). Indigenous peoples are the worshipers of nature. They worship everything that comes from nature. In this ceremony, people from the Ho and Santal communities offer the Saragiphool (flowers of the Shala tree) to the Pilchu Halam & Pilchu Budhi (the creator of the Universe).
As a worshiper, there is a Dehuri in the Ho community and Naike in the Santal community, who worships at the Jahere or Desaulior Sarna, a place at the base of the Shalajangleby offeringrice beer and flock. After the puja, the Naike&Dehuri gives the Shala flowers to everyone. Women wear those flowers in their hairor ear, and men wear flowers on their head turban. After the distribution of the flowers, both the men and women of the indigenous community dance to the beat of the madal, drums (tum-da, tamak, chalchhali, ghanti).
Professor Deepak Kumar Behera, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Prashanta Kumar Routray, Registrar, Dr. Kanhu Charan Mahali, Director General, Mr. Pramod Patra, Deputy Registrar, most of the Professors Emeriti and Research Chair Professors, and some faculty members spoke on the significance and importance of this festival and brought to light how KISS and KISS-DUhave been relentlessly working on preserving, protecting, and promoting indigenous cultural diversity and heritage. Among others, Principal, both the Vice-Principals and other senior functionaries of KISS-DU attended the function and encouraged the students to organize such important festivals. The Baha Parab was celebrated by the students, research scholars and alumni and attended by the Senior Functionaries of KISS-DU and KISS.
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