OM-PHA PUJA OF TAI- AHOM COMMUNITY UNDER THE INFUENCE OF GLOBALIZATION : NATURE, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

Globalization is an effort to economically integrate people from all over the world as a whole. On the other hand it is a global market system where there is no compulsion to imagine borders. In Character globalization is a successful neo-liberal capitalist pervasiveness, which is simultaneously identified as a hegemonic process culturally as well. The hegemonic process of globalization began to threaten the traditional religious beliefs and practices of the world’s smaller community. The religious and cultural pluralistic structure of small communities was broken down to create a world of single social, materialistic consumers through the certain of an open communication process. The Tai-Ahom community living in Assam are one of the smallest community in the world. The Om-Pha Puja that the community celebrates collectively is currently in crisis. The question faced by a small community within the global cultural hegemonic realm about the need for a religious ceremony held by investing longer associations, labour and money has emerged as difficult challenge.