‘THEE-SA-THAA RUMFAAT’
(TEESTA RUMFAAT)
30thJanuary 2012.
The ‘Teesta Rumfaat’ at the confluence of Raongnyoo and Raongeet was attended by different representatives from various villages this yearly nature worshiping prayer ceremony mainly focuses to avoid natural disasters such as earthquake and landslides.
The Lepcha folklore narrates that Raongnyoo is the female river and Raongeet is the male river, where Raongnyoo follows the ‘Paril Bu’, the serpent, while Raongeet follows the ‘Toot fo’, the bird, and the two rivers unite at ‘Panzaok’. Today it is known by the name ‘Pasok’, Though the original name is ‘Sa ayum Vam Laok’ now also known as Doban in nepali. It is known that the male river Raongeet who took the path of the bird arrives late and questions the female river Raongnyoo ‘Thee-sa-thaa’ which means in lepcha language “When did you come?” These two rivers unite In two colours, blue and muddy grey, Embracing together they flow forever ,towards the plains of India and finally to Bangladesh , With a Lepcha name, ‘Thee-sa-thaa’ now known as Teesta.
