Nakchhong
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nakchhong-174-2744068
title:
Nakchhong
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Nakchhong (नाक्छोङ) are the Shamanic tribal priest of Khambu Rai people an ethnic group that is predominantly located in the Himalayas of Nepal, Sikkim, Darjeeling and Kalimpong. Nakchhong is the main priest of the Sakela shrine; during Udhauli and Ubhauli. They are self-learned, self-realized and do not have a teacher. During the unavailability of Nakchhongs, others can be chosen to perform the ritual worship at the Sakela altar. It seems that before worshiping Sakela (Bhumidev), four types of
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakchhong
date created:
2008-05-29T20:59:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T15:26:58Z
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