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Video. The annual behdienkhlam festival is celebrated in India.

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The festival of Behdienkhlam, which means 'chasing away the Demon of Cholera,' is the most celebrated cultural festival in India's Meghalaya state.

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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