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The annual behdienkhlam festival is celebrated in India.

The Behdienkhlam festival, which means 'driving out the demon of cholera', is the most famous cultural festival in the Indian state of Meghalaya. Behdienkhlam is celebrated every year in July, after the sowing season, and is the most important dance festival of the Jaintia tribes.

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