The festival of Hungpung village called Dhareo was celebrated at Mini Stadium Dangrei in Ukhrul on 17th October 2015.
During the festival, the people of Hungpung area brought their home grown vegetables along with meat and poultry which were put on sale. People from the neighbouring villages also came and celebrated the festival with fanfare.
The celebration of the festival is based on the cultural history of Hungpung, a culture before the coming of Christian religion in the area. It used to give an opportunity to the people of the area to exhibit and sell their home grown fruits, vegetables including meat and poultry in a special market set to be a barter place for local populace of the area.
The market also provided an opportunity to the people to get to know each other. During the festival, the people of Hungpung offered their newly harvested paddy and food products to the deity which was worshipped back then. The market was set for one day in a season, the elders had started the festival to create a bond of love amongst each other and improve the earnings of the people
Picture Credit :: Deepak Oinam