Poi Mai-ko-chum-fai festival celebrated by Tai Phake community in Naharkatia

Watch |The Poi Mai-ko-chum-fai festival was celebrated by the Tai Phake community at the premises of Namphake Buddhist monastery in Naharkatia under Dibrugarh District on Friday.

Poi Mai-ko-chum-fai is a festival which is celebrated during the full moon day of February month. Small piles of wood and hay are set on fire by the people at late evening of this day. During this occasion, they prepare traditional dishes like "khau-laam".

Taiphake is a very small community residing in Assam with a population of 1775.

They migrated to Assam during Ahom rule in 1770.