Donyi-Polo
E644052
Donyi-Polo is an indigenous animist faith of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India that centers on the worship of the Sun (Donyi) and Moon (Polo) as divine forces guiding moral and social life.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animist faith
ⓘ
ethnic religion ⓘ indigenous religion ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
maintain traditional moral order
ⓘ
preserve indigenous identity ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroups |
Adi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apatani people NERFINISHED ⓘ Galo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyishi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tagin people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tani peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
Sun and Moon are divine forces guiding moral life
ⓘ
Sun and Moon are witnesses of human actions ⓘ harmony between humans, nature and spirits ⓘ moral order maintained through ritual and right conduct ⓘ |
| cosmologyIncludes |
ancestral realm
ⓘ
world of humans ⓘ world of spirits ⓘ |
| follows |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
animism ⓘ nature worship ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
Donyi as Sun goddess
ⓘ
Polo as Moon god ⓘ |
| hasMovement | 20th-century revival and formalization ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfWorship |
Donyi-Polo Namlo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
community prayer halls ⓘ |
| hasPractice |
animal sacrifice in some rituals
ⓘ
communal prayer ⓘ life-cycle rituals ⓘ seasonal agricultural rituals ⓘ |
| hasRitualSpecialists |
priests
ⓘ
shamans ⓘ |
| hasSacredTextStatus | primarily oral tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian missionary presence in region
ⓘ
Hindu religious environment in India ⓘ |
| moralPrinciple |
respect for elders
ⓘ
respect for nature ⓘ social harmony ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Arunachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeast India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDeities |
Donyi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionType | polytheism ⓘ |
| ritualLanguage | local Tani languages ⓘ |
| symbol | Sun and Moon emblem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worships |
Moon
ⓘ
Sun ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.