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Domain:Social practices, rituals and festive events
State: Nagaland
Description:
The Nazhu Festival of the Pochury-Naga from Müluori merits attention as it continues to be observed by a small group of people who barely keep alive the ritualistic practices associated with the ancestral religion. In the Azhiewi-Ri (old village) of Müluori, the Laniri Nale Kütsotü (believers of the ancestral faith) of the Pochury-Naga, resist conversion to Christianity and It’s practicing members steadfastly live under the primordial creed. The festival is defined by various functions and stages of preparation. The most symbolic and unique element common to all is heralding in of Nazhu, with the erection of a bamboo totem Awuthrüu, that resembles a giant wind chime hung from a tall bamboo. In Christian homes the totem is erected any day from the 20th to 24th February. For the Laniri Nale, the totem goes up on the 24thFebruary with all the formalities completed on this day.
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