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Bathouism - Official Religion in Assam’s BTR
February 25 , 2025
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- The government of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) in Assam now includes ‘Bathouism’ as an official option in the religion column of the various application forms.
- Bathouism is the traditional faith of the Bodos, the largest plains tribe of Assam.
- It has been the ancestral faith of the Bodos, though the Bodo society has seen reformist movements like that of Kalicharan Brahma.
- The faith system is based on five elements: Bar (Air), San (Sun), Ha (Earth), Or (Fire) and Okhrang (Sky).
- The Bathou faith is centred on the Sijou plant (Euphorbia splendens).
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