Karam festival is a harvest festival celebrated in the Indian states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Odisha and Bangladesh. Karam festival is dedicated to the worship of Karam-Devta, the god of strength, youth and youth. It is celebrated for good harvest and health.
A special dance is performed in Karam festival which is called Karam Naach. This festival is celebrated with great joy on Ekadashi of Bhadon month in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and abroad. On this occasion, after fasting, devotees plant the branch of Karam tree in the courtyard of the house and worship Karam Devta by making statues of elephant and horse from clay. After worshiping, men and women perform Karam dance and song around the Karam branch with Nagada, Mandar and flute. On the second day, consumption of new food starts only after offering Navan (new food) to the family deities. Karam dance is celebrated by people by dancing and singing in the joy of the arrival of new crop. Karam festival is celebrated by various tribal and different Hindu peasant groups, which include: Kol, Baiga, Bhumij, Oraon, Kharia, Munda, Kudmi, Korwa, Bhuiyan-Ghatwal, Baigal, Ghatwar, Binjhwari, Karmali, Lohara, etc.