Yumin of Thembang

A collection of recordings from the annual propitiation rite by yumin Namje at Thembang village, Thembang circle, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh India, recorded on April 29^th, 2013 at his residence. The language spoken in Thembang is a variety of Dirang Tshangla. The yumin originally comes from Jerigaon village and settled in Thembang village, where he got married to a local woman. He continues to propitiate an impressive assembly of deities from various parts of the Himalayas, including as far away as western Bhutan, and including local deities of the Monpa, the Sartangpa, and the Miji. In addition, since he is a yumin, the local deities enter him and take possession of him turn by turn. The propitiation is in a curious mixture of Tibetan and local languages.

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