- Title
- Dancers performing sakela sili dance steps at Tuwachung-Jayajum festival
- Description
- Sakela or sakela sili is the traditional dance of the bhume ritual among the Rai. It consists of a basic step and sequences of dance gestures (sili) and is accompanied by dhol drums, chyamta cymbals and singing. Many participants also brought material objects considered symbols of cultural identity such as bows and arrows, shields, swords, sickles and many more.
- Keywords
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researcher:Alban von Stockhausen
group:Rai>sub-group:Dumi Rai
group:Rai
ritual-type:hinduist
researcher:Chatur Bhakta Rai
ritual-type:ancestral>ritual:sakela dance
researcher:Marion Wettstein
group:Rai>sub-group:Chamling Rai
mythology:Creation Story>sub-story:Story of Toma Khema and Kakcilipu
ritual-type:ancestral
- Location
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- Country: Nepal [geonames.org, tgn]
- Province/state: Khotang [geonames.org]
- Municipality: Halesi Tuwachung
- City: Salle [geonames.org]
- Area: Tuwachung-Jayajum
- Area: Tuwachung-Jayajum>place:Festival ground
- Location: Tuwachung-Jayajum
- description author(s)
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- Marion Wettstein
- von Stockhausen, Alban