3.5.1. Religious rights

The Chutiyas maintain many rites and rituals base on their religion trantic faith. Kachoikati or Tromeswari and Siva-Parboti or Burho Buhl or Kundimarno are their supreme deity and they worship this deity in every occasion, Besides the major deity the Chutiyas also have number of household deities. Among these household deities they worship one deity on agricultural nuroose one on cattle farming purpose and one as household deity.

The Chutiyas maintain a number of rites and rituals in different purpose like Ai Sokom, Apeswari Sokam, Santa jalua Sokam, Borhobah, Bar sewa sokam, lakhimi adora sokam, Garakhiya sokam, guhali sokam, khuti hobah, Jo! dangoria sokam, that arangoriya sokam, no khuwa sokam, na-purusar sokam etc. Among these rituals the SOlitO Z011.10, No-purusar sokam, mitokar chaul khiwa, Bosarakio Sokam, Mitrakor jalpon etc. are observe as death rituals. The lakhimi sobs, nongol dhowo pitho, lakhimi adora or Dag ono, nangot dhows nitha, quj luwa, nokhowo etc. are observe for agricultural purpose. The Garakhia sokam, guhali sokam, khuti hobah, moh jokh puja etc. are observe for cattle farming purpose and if someone suffers from illness then they observe the Ai sokam, opeswori sokam, gupini sokam, kaliko mots sokarn etc. The Bar sewa sokam, lakhimi sobha, bar hobah, dangoria sokam are the community rituals which are observed for the welfare of the village and the villagers. For fishing and hunting the Chutiya village community observe the jol dangoria sokam, kalika mots, jokh puja, habi dangoria sokam, etc.

The Chutiya people believe that the satisfaction of the deities is good fortune for human being. Therefore, they maintain the different kinds of religious and social rituals in every situation. Through these rituals they ask for blessing of different deities.