What is "bathouism"

Bathouism is the traditional religion of the Bodo people or Kachari people, one tradition of diverse Hinduism in Northeast India. named after Bathou which in Bodo means the five principles. The five principles are: bar (air), san (sun), ha (earth), dwi (water) and okhrang (sky). The chief deity, called Bathoubwrai (bwarai: "the Elder")—omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent—is said to have created the five principles. Though there are other minor gods and goddesses, Bathoubwrai is considered the Supreme God. The second most important deity is Mainao, the consort of Bathoubwrai, who is considered as the "protector of the rice fields".