Author: moikikorim

The colorful Aronai signifies Bodo people’s way of showing love and respect. Bodos traditionally welcome their guest with Aronai. Aronai with its unique design and bright colours is highly appreciated culturally. The Aronai is a muffler used by men, especially during their performance in cultural or religious festivals.

Dokhona is traditional dress of the Bodo women which is one-piece garment. It is wrapped around a body in a unique style and has generous look of two-piece wear. A Dokhona covers the whole body from chest to the legs by wrapping over the waist one round at a time. The base colour of the garment is yellow and it has vertical stripes in red, green and white. The stripes are further decorated with symmetrical zigzag and square patterns.

It is a traditional muffler or small scarf of the Bodos where the floral pattern used is known as the ‘Hajw or Pahar Agor’. Both men and women use this sort of muffler. The designs include parallel horizontal lines, zigzag and decorated patterns which symbolize natural beauty of hilly landscape.

Dokhona is traditional dress of the Bodo women which is one-piece garment, wrapped around the body in a unique style and has generous look of two-piece wear. A Dokhona covers the whole body from chest to the legs by wrapping over the waist one round at a time. The base colour of the garment is yellow and it has vertical stripes in red, green and white. The stripes are further decorated with symmetrical zigzag and square patterns.

This is a Bodo traditional garment and women wear in their daily life. The base colour of the fabric is pink and has borders with intricate floral patterns woven in yellow. The vertical edge of the Sadri has traditional tassels.

Bodo women wear this well designed cloth known as Dokhona which covers the whole body from chest to the legs by wrapping over the waist one round at a time. The base colour of the garment is yellow and it has horizontal stripes in red, green and white.