Worship of the stones representing Kakcilipu and his wife Nagelum

  • von Stockhausen, Alban
(June 6, 2011)
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Content Description

Title
Worship of the stones representing Kakcilipu and his wife Nagelum
Description
Called Kakcilipu among the Dumi Rai, the mythological hero married Nagelum, the daughter of the serpent queen. She chose him by deliberately and repeatedly getting caught in his fish trap in the form of a round stone, while he could not catch fish any longer. Turning into a beautiful woman and cooking delicious meals for him while he was out of the house, he finally discovered her secret and asked her to marry him.
Keywords
ritual-type:animist>deity:Sacred Stone researcher:Chatur Bhakta Rai group:Rai>sub-group:Dumi Rai researcher:Marion Wettstein work-sphere:craft>process:weaving ritual-type:ancestral>event:offering for the ancestors group:Rai group:Rai>sub-group:Chamling Rai mythology:Creation Story>sub-story:Story of Toma Khema and Kakcilipu>mythological-figure:Toma researcher:Alban von Stockhausen ritual-type:ancestral>ritual:sakela dance mythology:Creation Story>sub-story:Story of Toma Khema and Kakcilipu ritual-type:hinduist ritual-type:ancestral
Location
  • Country: Nepal [geonames.org, tgn]
  • Province/state: Khotang [geonames.org]
  • Municipality: Halesi Tuwachung
  • City: Salle [geonames.org]
  • Area: Tuwachung-Jayajum
  • Area: Tuwachung-Jayajum>place:Toma worshipping place>deity:Toma
  • Location: Tuwachung-Jayajum
description author(s)
  • Marion Wettstein
  • von Stockhausen, Alban

Media Description

hav media handle
10362
original media identifier
NP11_Ph5D2_04883
original media type
digital/photo
creator(s)
  • von Stockhausen, Alban (photographer)
creation date
June 6, 2011
archived by
jusch
archiving date
May 12, 2021, 6:05 a.m.

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NP11_Ph5D2_04883.dng (28.3 MB)
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