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Culture of Assam
Introduction
Assam is the meeting ground of diverse cultures. The people of Assam are an admixture of colourful ethnical stocks such as Mongoloid, Indo-Burmese, Indo-Iranian, and Aryan. The Assamese culture is a rich and fantastic shade of all these races, evolved through a long assimilative process. ‘Axomiya’ is the state language of Assam and the natives are also known by the same name.
Different tribes like Bodo, Dimasa, Kachari, Karbi, Miri, Mishmi, Rabha, etc., coexist in Assam. Most of the tribes have their own language though Assamese is the principal language of the state. A majority of the Assamese follow Vaishnavism (a sect of Hinduism). The Vaishnavas do not believe in idol worship. They perform ‘Naamkirtana’, ...
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