Chandubi Festival

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About Chandubi Festival

It is organised every year for five days starting from the first day of the New Year along the Chandubi lake, which is situated in the state of Assam.
The main attractions of the Chandubi festival are the local folk culture, ethnic cuisine, local handloom and dresses, boating, etc.
The major aim of the Chandubi Festival is to promote eco-tourism in this biodiversity hotspot of Assam.
Preserving the waterbody, the water level of which has rapidly been lowering over the years, has been the motive for organising the festival every year.
The festival has been providing an opportunity to generate livelihood to different tribes – Rabhas, Garos, Gorkhas and tea tribes – living in the area by selling different food items and homemade beverages, and traditionally woven attire.

Key points about Chandubi lake

It was created during a massive earthquake in the year 1897.
The name Chandubi is derived from two words where Chand means five and Dubi means sinking in Khasi language.
This freshwater lake was turned to an economically viable water body that would sustain different communities living around the lake.
It is a very prosperous wetland of the state that houses numerous species of aquatic flora and fauna.

Q1) What is ecotourism?

It refers to forms of tourism which have the following characteristics: All nature-based forms of tourism in which the main motivation of the tourists is the observation and appreciation of nature as well as the traditional cultures prevailing in natural areas.

Source: All you need to know about Assam’s Chandubi Festival