Karbi priest

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religious specialist ritual specialist traditional religious role

A Karbi priest is a traditional religious specialist of the Karbi people who conducts and oversees rituals, ceremonies, and offerings to their indigenous deities.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Karbi priests	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	religious specialist ⓘ ritual specialist ⓘ traditional religious role ⓘ
associatedWith	Karbi indigenous beliefs ⓘ Karbi religion ⓘ
culturalContext	customary law and traditions of Karbi society ⓘ indigenous religion of Northeast India ⓘ
geographicAssociation	Assam, India NERFINISHED ⓘ Karbi Anglong region NERFINISHED ⓘ
performs	ceremonies ⓘ offerings ⓘ rituals ⓘ
practicesWithinCulture	Karbi people NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousFunction	advises community on religious matters ⓘ conducts worship of indigenous deities ⓘ interprets ritual omens ⓘ invokes ancestral spirits ⓘ leads communal festivals ⓘ maintains ritual purity ⓘ mediates between Karbi people and deities ⓘ offers prayers ⓘ offers sacrifices ⓘ performs agricultural rituals ⓘ performs clan rituals ⓘ performs community rituals ⓘ performs funeral rites ⓘ performs household rituals ⓘ performs initiation‑type rituals ⓘ performs life‑cycle rituals ⓘ performs propitiatory rites ⓘ performs rites of healing ⓘ performs rites of protection ⓘ performs rituals connected with ancestor veneration ⓘ performs rituals connected with birth ⓘ performs rituals connected with death ⓘ performs rituals connected with hunting or livelihood ⓘ performs rituals connected with land and territory ⓘ performs rituals connected with marriage ⓘ performs rituals connected with village well‑being ⓘ performs rituals during crises ⓘ performs rituals to appease offended spirits ⓘ performs rituals to avert misfortune ⓘ performs rituals to ensure good harvest ⓘ performs seasonal rituals ⓘ performs village rituals ⓘ preserves ritual knowledge ⓘ recites ritual chants ⓘ selects auspicious dates for rituals ⓘ transmits oral traditions ⓘ

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Hemphu-Mukrang worship → hasRitualSpecialist → Karbi priest ⓘ

Rongker → performedBy → Karbi priest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Karbi priests