Experience the Sukan Buru Celebrations

About Sukan Buru Festival

Named after the hill where it is held, the Sukan Buru festival is celebrated by the Munda community in Jharkhand in winters. One of the special features of the festival is kite flying.

An important annual festival for the Munda community, one of the oldest tribes of India who hail from the Chhota Nagpur Plateau, Sukan Buru festival takes its name from the eponymous sacred hill where it is held. In Mundari, buru means mountain. Surrounded by three villages –Totada, Dulmi and Burudih, Sukan Buru in the Khunti district of Jharkhand is about 70km from state capital Ranchi. Sukan Buru takes on the look of a carnival. Kites flutter and swoop overhead. Music can be heard everywhere. The people travelling along the slopes raise their voice in songs many people come with their dhols, groups of young women dance merrily while the men sing and play traditional musical instruments. Many have their designated spots on the hill top. Nowadays, even established cultural groups from the nearby villages arrive to perform at the festival. A huge mela (fair), extending from the base of the hill and across the slope, is held in honour of the festival. Food stalls selling local delicacies such as buru lad and dhuska do brisk business. (as quoted in Outlook Traveller)

Visit and partake [ Register to Participate ] in the upcoming Sukan Buru Celebrations to understand why it is organised and how it is organised with facilitation from the members of Rumbul – a cultural organisation that works for the promotion of the Munda culture.

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Simply participate [ Register to Participate ] in the hands-on unique traditional kite-making workshop with Munda community members.

For a detailed plan of the activities which you may participate, view the daily scheduled programme from Dec 30, 2023 to 4 Jan 2024.