It is one of the most popular festivals among the Garo communities of Meghalaya.
It is a harvest festival that is held in honour of Saljong, the Sun-God of fertility.
It is also known as 100 drum festival.
The Garo are Tibeto-Burman ethnic tribe who mainly live in the Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura, and Nagaland as well as in the nearby regions in Bangladesh.