Shaman Rai in PARUSEWA MUNDUM PERFORMANCEWITH KHAWA-2016 / PARSHURAM RAI/ PRAVEEN PUMA

Parusewa is the greatest religious worship of the creator of the Universe, supreme Mudnumic Gods and goddess. It is worshiped by the Dowa; a kind of shaman of Kirat religion. It is worshiped once a year on the occasion of the falling and rising session of the year. It is performed at Dowa's house in the presence of kins.

Parusewa is worshiped for the renewal of life force, refreshment, legalization of the ritual, gaining knowledge and power, embracing the divination, for Khawa i.e. a kind of gum gained by the Dowa on the water kept in a plate from supernatural power which is believed to have the power to keep all the evil spirits away, happiness, calmness, protection, prosperity, and blessing from the gods and ancestors, to heal the sick people of the community and to bring good spirit for a living being and avoiding bad spirits in the whole society and so on.

Parusewa is the main ritual performance so, without its performance, Dowa never performs others. Generally, it begins in the evening and ends in the morning.

MANGPA : CHARAN KUMAR RAI (1963)
Researcher: PARSHURAM RAI
Recorded: PRAVEEN PUMA
Location : Basaha-7, 11 Gare , Udayapur, Nepal.
Date: 8th May 2016
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