When the Garia Puja is over, the Tripuris have time to rest awaiting the monsoon. During this period flocks of charming colourful insects called “Lebang” often visit hill slopes in search of seeds sown on it. The annual visit of the insects inspires tribal youths to indulge in merry making. While th male folks make a peculiar rhythmic sound with the help of two bamboo chips in their hands, the women folk run tottering the hill slopes to catch these Lebangs. The rhythm of the sound made by the bamboo chips attracts the insects from their hiding place and the women in groups catch them dancing through the slopes of the hills.
Mosak Sumani
This is a popular and beautiful dance form of Tribes of Tripura related to hunting of wild animals. The hunting sequences are shown in great style through gestures and postures in rhythmic steps.
Garia Dance
Garia Dance is performed by the Tripuri youths specially during Garia Puja. Often the song is in chorus and erotic in character. Foot tapping steps accroding to rhythmic sounds of the Drum presents a lively mood. As the Jhum (Shifting cultivation) has been the main cultural activity of the people in the hills, it has been reflected in their dances and songs. This may be the reason, why apart from depicting various rituals of Garia worship difference stages of Jhum cultivation are also presented through the dance forms. The colourful traditional attires, specially of woman performers known as ‘Rignai’ and ‘Risa’ make the dance a visual delight to the onlookers.
Meladom Dance
In the month of Karthik when harvesting is over men and women of Keipeng community participate in the Meladan dance. In this time cottons are collected and they start weaving. It is beleived that the dance is originated from the process of weaving.
Wicker Baskets
Wicker-baskets are largely used in the villages of Tripura for different purposes. Some families of Bengalee community have been making these wicker-baskets from generation to generation.
Rignai and Risa
During the month of Karthik and Agrahayana, when the crop is harvested tribal women use to spent their leisure hours by making handloom cloths. The very colourful attires of Tribal women are Rignai and Risa. The women wear Rignai at the lower portion of their body while the Risa is used for covering the upper part of the body. Rignai and Risa are generally weaved by the Tribal women in their handlooms. Cotton is collected in baskets and using different tools they make threads out the cotton. They dye these threads in different colours and use them in their waist loom for making cloths of their choice.