Bodos Tribe connected themselves with Mother Earth

Picture sources: Mao

Rhys Davids has pointed out an interesting aspect concerning then peoples of sixteen states that the earth was considered as their divine mother and being mother, she said to them, “No mortal must give me away.” The Bodos residing in the North-East India does also maintain the belief even today.

In fact they are stated in the Vishu Purana as the progenies of Mother Earth and Lord Vishnu which they continue to display by associating themselves with Mother Earth by way of using surname, ‘Bwiswmuthiary’ or ‘Basumatary’ .

In old day, not only the sale of land was taboo for them but also they abstained from digging and/or ploughing land on certain days during the year. This tradition of the Bodos undoubtedly links to those ancient people of India.