Hariya is a beer, originating from

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, made from

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Hariya is mainly prepared and drunk by the

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and

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, Oraw People living in

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and tribal peoples of the

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, and

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states of

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. ''Bakhars'' (a kind of cookie made with wheat flour, herbs and yeast) are then mixed with boiled rice and left to ferment. The fermentation is complete within 2-3 days, and the resultant hariya is served cool in a leaf-hewn pot. "Hariya" has a lower alcohol percentage by volume than other Indian country liquors."Bharater Adibasi"

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