Given below are two statements: Statement I : Sangken is a Buddhist festival in Arunachal Pradesh that marks the community's New Year. Statement II : Mopin is an agricultural festival associates with the Garo tribe and aims to drive away evil spirits and ensure prosperity. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Sangken Festival

• Sangken is celebrated by the Theravada Buddhist communities of Arunachal Pradesh such as the Khamti, Singpho, Tikhak and Tutsa, mainly in the Namsai and Changlang districts.
• It marks the beginning of the New Year and is celebrated in the middle of April by ceremonially bathing the images of the Buddha with holy water, symbolising purification. Hence, statement I is true.

Mopin Festival

• Mopin is an agricultural festival of the Galo tribe of Arunachal Pradesh and not of the Garo tribe of Meghalaya. Hence, statement II is false.
• It is celebrated in the month of April to invoke the goddess Mopin Ane for prosperity, a good harvest and for driving away evil spirits. The Popir dance and the smearing of rice powder on the face are its special features.
• The Garo tribe of Meghalaya celebrates the Wangala or the hundred drums festival.