Wangala is an agricultural festival celebrated by the Garo tribe in the second week of November after the harvest is finished. It’s a thanksgiving ceremony to Misi Saljong, also known as Pattigipa Ra’rongipa or “the great Giver” for having blessed the human beings with a rich harvest of the season and sacrifices are offered to please the main deity Saljong – the Sun God. The festival lasts several days and in the Wangala dance, the nokma or village headman—acts as the priest. The men of the Garo tribe play the horn and lok drums, and the women make formations around the nokma in honour of the Misi-Saljong.
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