<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Karam is the worship of Karam - Devta (Karam - Lord / God), the god of power, youth, and youthfulness . The Karam festival is an agricultural festival celebrated by diverse groups of people, including: the Ho, Munda, Oraon, Kharia, Khortha, Korba, Santhal, Nagpuri, and Kurmali people . The festival is held on the 11th day of a full moon (Purnima) of the Hindu month of Bhado (Bhadra), which falls between August and September . Groups of young villagers go to the jungle and collect wood, fruits, and flowers . These are required during the puja (worship) of the Karam God . During this period, people sing and dance together in groups . The entire valley dances to the drumbeat "day of the phases". </P> <P> In the ritual, people go to the jungle accompanied by groups of drummers and cut one or more branches of the Karam tree . The branches are usually carried by unmarried, young girls who sing in praise of the deity . Then the branches are brought to the village and planted in the center of the ground which is plastered with cow - dung and decorated with flowers . A tribal priest (Jhankar or Dehuri) offers germinated grains and liquor in propitiation to the deity who grants wealth and children . A fowl is also killed and the blood is offered to the branch . The tribal priest then recites a legend to the villagers about the efficacy of Karam puja . The legend varies from tribe to tribe . </P>

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