An Adivasi woman applies mud plaster to the wall of her home in East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, on 6 November 2026, as part of time honoured preparations ahead of the Sohrai harvest festival. (Photo: NationPress)
In East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, a tribal woman coats her home with fresh mud plaster on 6 November 2026 — a ritual practice central to welcoming the Sohrai harvest festival each year. (Photo: NationPress)
A tribal woman in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand kneads a blend of mud and water on 6 November 2026 to craft the traditional plaster applied to walls and floors before the Sohrai festival. (Photo: NationPress/Rohit Kumar Shaw)
An Adivasi woman scrapes the mud plastered wall of her home in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand on 6 November 2026, smoothing surfaces as part of the pre Sohrai festival purification ritual. (Photo: NationPress)
Continuing a generations old custom, a tribal woman scrapes mud plastered walls in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand on 6 November 2026, readying her home for the communal celebrations of Sohrai — Jharkhand's premier harvest festival. (Photo: NationPress)