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GARO TRADITIONAL DRESS-9
A Garo couple in traditional dress

The Garos are a tribal people in Meghalaya, Republic of India and neighboring areas of Bangladesh, who call themselves A·chik Mande (literally "hill people," from a·chik "hill" + mande "people") or simply A·chik or Mande. They are the second-largest tribe in Meghalaya after the Khasi and comprise about a third of the local population. The Garos are one of the few remaining matrilineal societies in the world.

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  • Garo Women and head of Garo Boy

    Garo women and a Garo boy

  • Garo tribes House

    The traditional house of Garo tribes

  • A Garo woman

    A Garo woman, 1912

  • Garo Boy

    Garo Boy in traditional dress

  • Garo Girl

    Garo girl in traditional dress

  • GARO TRADITIONAL DRESS-1

    A Garo woman with traditional ornaments

  • Young Garo Girl’s With there Traditional Dress

    Young Garo girls in traditional dress before the start of a festival in Resubelpara in 2016

  • A 'Wangala' drummer of Garo Tribe of Meghalaya pose for the photo at the Republic Day Folk Dance Festival 2004 which was inaugurated by the President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on January 24, 2004

    A 'Wangala' drummer of Garo Tribe of Meghalaya at the Republic Day Folk Dance Festival 2004 which was inaugurated by the President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on January 24, 2004

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