Ka Fifai is a Buddhist mythical dance drama performed by the Kampti tribe of Arunachal Pradesh and forms an integral part of the religious festivities of the group.The tribe are followers of Hinayana Buddhism and their religious practises has characteristics of animism in which deities of nature and various spirits are worshiped.Spirit worship and bhootha aradhana has also influenced folk arts but under Buddhism it has its own characteristics.Dances have taken the form of stylized religious dance-dramas and these group dances are exclusively reserved for men. The Ka Fifai Dance-Drama of Arunachal Pradesh revolves around this - ghosts and spirits. The theme of the Ka Fifai Dance-Drama is that ghosts or spirits appear to create trouble to the menfolk of Arunachal Pradesh. The tribal of Arunachal Pradesh have strong belief that ghosts exist in the world of men.The participants in the drama usually consist of a man,his daughter who is kidnapped, by the ghost . The King
minister of the state makes preparations for war against the ghost, and the king's soldiers setting out capture the ghost and release the victim . The drama ends by a sense of reconciliation. This dance drama portrays the theme the ever lasting struggle between good and evil and the king here is symbolic with the divine will and power the sole protector of the land which is bound to succeed.
