Guwahati, Nov. 9 -- The 50th edition of Meghalaya's Hundred Drums Wangala Festival, one of the most prominent cultural celebrations of the Garo community, will be held from November 11 to 14 at the Garo Heritage Village, Wangala A'dam, Chibagre, in West Garo Hills district.

The four-day golden jubilee celebration will showcase the community's traditional music, folk dances, indigenous customs and cultural heritage. Wangala is traditionally observed as a post-harvest thanksgiving festival dedicated to Misi Saljong, regarded as the supreme giver, for blessing the community with a prosperous harvest.

The celebrations will feature traditional rituals, cultural performances, indigenous games and the festival's signature Thousand Drums presen...