What is the name of the festival celebrated simultaneously by unmarried tribal girls during the Karam celebrations in Jharkhand and eastern India?
Jawa
Karam (or Karma) is a major harvest festival of tribal communities in Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Assam, dedicated to Karam Devta — the deity of youth, strength and fertility.
Alongside the main Karam festival, unmarried tribal girls celebrate the Jawa festival. They decorate baskets with germinating seeds (rice, wheat, corn etc.) called "Jawa", nurturing them for 7–9 days while fasting and singing traditional songs. The ritual symbolises fertility and household prosperity.
Sohrai is a different cattle/harvest festival; Madai is celebrated in Bastar (Chhattisgarh); Karma refers to the main festival itself.
Hence, the correct answer is Jawa.
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