- Title
- Dancers from Rudalung and Aiselukharka village celebrating the newly installed bhume or sakela goddess at the Tuwachung-Jayajum festival site by dancing sakela sili
- 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. (Chatur Bhakta Rai joining the dance, president of Kirat Rai Yayokkha with the red and white sign of honour).
- Keywords
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researcher:Alban von Stockhausen
group:Rai>sub-group:Dumi Rai
informant:Jaruman Rai
group:Rai
ritual-type:hinduist
researcher:Chatur Bhakta Rai
ritual-type:ancestral>ritual:sakela dance
ritual-type:agrarian-cycle>ritual:bhume>event-step:discovering a new bhume deity
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:Bhume deity worshipping place>deity:Bhume
- Location: Tuwachung-Jayajum
- description author(s)
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- Marion Wettstein
- von Stockhausen, Alban
