Nakchhong

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Nakchhong is a traditional ritual specialist and religious officiant within the Kirat Mundhum indigenous belief system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf religious_officiant
religious_role
ritual_specialist
aimOfRituals ensure_wellbeing_of_community
maintain_harmony_with_spirits
associatedWithConcept animism
indigenous_religion
shamanic_practices
associatedWithEthnicGroup Kirat_communities
Limbu_people NERFINISHED
Rai_people NERFINISHED
culturalRegion Himalayan_region NERFINISHED
function custodian_of_ritual_knowledge
guardian_of_traditional_law
mediator_between_humans_and_spirits
heritageStatus intangible_cultural_heritage
knowledgeType Mundhum_myths
ritual_chants
sacred_narratives
languageContext Kirat_languages
performs agricultural_rituals
ancestor_worship_rituals
birth_rituals
death_rituals
healing_rituals
life_cycle_rituals
marriage_rituals
protective_rituals
practicedBy Kirat_people NERFINISHED
practicedIn Darjeeling_region NERFINISHED
Eastern_Nepal NERFINISHED
Sikkim NERFINISHED
religiousFunction conducts_sacrifices
interprets_omens
offers_prayers
performs_exorcisms
religiousTextUsed Mundhum_oral_scripture NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Kirat_Mundhum NERFINISHED
Kirat_religion NERFINISHED
roleInCommunity religious_leader
ritual_officiant
selectionMethod community_recognition
traditional_calling
status respected_figure_in_community
transmissionMode oral_tradition

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