Mei Dam Me Phi - An inalienable part of Ahoms worshiping their ancestors . Me- means offerings, Dam- means Ancestors, - Phi -means Gods . In Ahom kingdom period, Ahom kings used to perform this worship after the victory in wars and to ward off any imminent danger .
Knowing Tai Ahom-
Ahoms are descendants of ethnic Tai tribe and Ahom Kings were descendants of the first king , Sukhapa , who came to Assam from Mong-Mao .
Mong - Mao was a small kingdom of Tai Tribe from Yunan province which is Myanmar today. Ahom Kingdom was in power for almost 600 years
Tai-Ahom language Me-Dam-Me-Phi literally means offering oblations and taking care of ancestors . According to documented history, its antiquity dates back to some two thousand years back, when Lengdon ( Lord of heaven), first progenitor of Tai-Ahom, sent down his two grandsons Khun lung and Khun Lai to Earth to find a state . He advised them to celebrate this festival annually by making offerings to him to uninterrupted political hold over the masses .
During the days of Ahom Kings , it was celebrated at Charaideo , the religious center of Ahom kings with burial mounds ( Maidams) standing there as a witness. Celebration used to last for several days . At present Mei-Dam-Me-Phi is being celebrated on 31st of Jan every year .
In Delhi , Association of Tai-Ahom of NCR celebrates this festival at
Community Centre and Recreation Hall, Sector B , Pocket , Vasant Kunj , New Delhi.
You can join the puja and witness the beautiful festival Ahoms of Assam to remember their ancestors .
Knowing Tai Ahom-
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| Tai-Ahom people worshiping their ancestors on the occasion of Me Dam Me Phi ( Photo courtesy: Internet ) |
Mong - Mao was a small kingdom of Tai Tribe from Yunan province which is Myanmar today. Ahom Kingdom was in power for almost 600 years
Tai-Ahom language Me-Dam-Me-Phi literally means offering oblations and taking care of ancestors . According to documented history, its antiquity dates back to some two thousand years back, when Lengdon ( Lord of heaven), first progenitor of Tai-Ahom, sent down his two grandsons Khun lung and Khun Lai to Earth to find a state . He advised them to celebrate this festival annually by making offerings to him to uninterrupted political hold over the masses .
During the days of Ahom Kings , it was celebrated at Charaideo , the religious center of Ahom kings with burial mounds ( Maidams) standing there as a witness. Celebration used to last for several days . At present Mei-Dam-Me-Phi is being celebrated on 31st of Jan every year .
In Delhi , Association of Tai-Ahom of NCR celebrates this festival at
Community Centre and Recreation Hall, Sector B , Pocket , Vasant Kunj , New Delhi.
You can join the puja and witness the beautiful festival Ahoms of Assam to remember their ancestors .
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