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NANDA RAJ JAAT: The World’s Longest Pilgrimage on Foot

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dc.contributor.author Chauhan, A.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-06-12T04:53:54Z
dc.date.available 2015-06-12T04:53:54Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.citation Chauhan, Anjali 2015. NANDA RAJ JAAT: The World’s Longest Pilgrimage on Foot. Heritage as Prime Mover in History, Culture and Religion of South and Southeast Asia, Sixth International Conference of the South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR), Center for Asian studies of the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. (Abstract) p.09. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-955-4563-47-6
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8212
dc.description.abstract Nanda Raj Jaat is the world’s longest, most adventurous, expensive and one of the most hazardous pilgrimages. It is a 280km long journey, conducted barefoot in the Himalayan region of UttarakhandState of India. It is dedicated to the Himalayan Goddess Nanda whose identity is somewhat ambiguous. Some take her to be a local princess while the others consider her to be an incarnation of Parvati the daughter of Himalaya and the consort of Lord Shiva. The entire pilgrimage is a ritual enactment of bidding farewell to Devi Nanda from her parental house to her Husband’s house. The annual Jaat is conducted every year, but every twelfth year or when there is a dosha (divine affliction) in the region or a ChausinghaKharu (four horned ram) is born, it is believed that the Goddess is asking for manauti (offerings). This yatra is attended by local deities and common people and enjoys Royal patronage. It is surcharged with rituals and emotions. It is reflective of human relationships and the importance of Dhiyani (an out-married sister). The present paper is based on the secondary sources available on Nanda Raj Jaat. In the end the researcher has tried to draw an Anthropological Analysis of this major Hill Ritual which is now drawing international attention because of its unique nature and magnitude. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Kelaniya en_US
dc.title NANDA RAJ JAAT: The World’s Longest Pilgrimage on Foot en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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