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Basumatary
Basumatary or Basumatari is a surname found among the majority Boro people of north-eastern India. Basumatary comes from the word Biswamutiyari, meaning Earth-folk. The members of the clan cannot bury their dead or erect a funeral pyre without paying a token amount to Mother Earth through Basumatarys. Basumatary is derived from the Hindu earth goddess Bwiswmuti (Bhudevi), consort of Varaha (third incarnation of Vishnu). She is the mythical mother of the Boro people. The mythical dynasty of Boros, the Bhauma dynasty derived its name from Bhudevi/biswamuti. Bhauma dynasty was founded by mythical Bodo/Boro hari (including most of the tribes, e.g. Karbi, Naga, Rabha, Kok Borok, Mizo,Deuri and others)/Boro king Narakasura, the son of Baraha and Bwiswmuti. All Kamrupa kings drew their lineage from Narakasura and called themselves as Baro Raja(king of Boros).
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Basumatary or Basumatari is a surname found among the majority Boro people of north-eastern India. Basumatary comes from the word Biswamutiyari, meaning Earth-folk. The members of the clan cannot bury their dead or erect a funeral pyre without paying a token amount to Mother Earth through Basumatarys. Basumatary is derived from the Hindu earth goddess Bwiswmuti (Bhudevi), consort of Varaha (third incarnation of Vishnu). She is the mythical mother of the Boro people. The mythical dynasty of Boros, the Bhauma dynasty derived its name from Bhudevi/biswamuti. Bhauma dynasty was founded by mythical Bodo/Boro hari (including most of the tribes, e.g. Karbi, Naga, Rabha, Kok Borok, Mizo,Deuri and others)/Boro king Narakasura, the son of Baraha and Bwiswmuti. All Kamrupa kings drew their lineage from Narakasura and called themselves as Baro Raja(king of Boros).
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