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Chandi dance@Sakewa/Sakela by Rai nis_JPG
Chandi dance is the worshiping and giving thanks to mother Goddess
Uma, who came down as Chandika(Durga) to help the people get rid of
evil demon Mahishasura.
Note to be taken. According to the book "DevÄ« MÄhÄtmya"("Glory of the
Goddess") by Coburn, Thomas B, it is striking that the word Chandika
has virtually no earlier history in Sanskrit. "There are no instances
of its occurrence in the Vedic literature we have surveyed. The epics
are similarly barren: neither the Ramayana nor the Mahabharata give
evidence of the epithet, although in one of the hymns inserted in the
latter Canda and Candi are applied to the deity they praised."
The word 'Rai' is suffixed in Boro/Borok languages in the end of most of the male offspring name, specially those who are very strong, stout and masculine.
For example: Kufu-rai, Kwchak-rai, Suku-rai>Sukrai, Budu-rai, Sukundrai, Tokhi-rai, Wakhi-rai etc.
Kirant Rai people worship Nature(serpeants,trees, stones, etc) and ancestors, Animism and Shamanism, believing in a their primeval ancestors Sumnima-Paruhang (Uma-Siva).
Lord Siva is the greatest God of Tripuri people. He is also known as Sibrai.
According to Tripuri mythology, Lord Sibrai is creator of this universe. He only created this earth, its five elements of life that is earth, water, fire, air and sky.
That is why he is known as Siba meaning creator of five elements Si=Knowledge, ba=five
Siva is hybrid of two Kirata words, simani means Gyan or knowledge and Kaiba, means five, i.e.
Si+Ba=Siba>Siva>Sibarai>Sibrai. That means a god who has knowledge of five elements of life, that is earth, fire, water, air, and sky, that is cosmic rays which forms the life.
So the word Siva is basically derived form Borok/Kirata word of Sibrai. Many historical records and mythological facts reveals that Sibrai or Siva was originally a Tripuri vis-a-vis Kirata people's original God, which later had been adopted by non-Kirata people of India, and its mythology re-written.
Chandi dance is the worshiping and giving thanks to mother Goddess
Uma, who came down as Chandika(Durga) to help the people get rid of
evil demon Mahishasura.
Note to be taken. According to the book "DevÄ« MÄhÄtmya"("Glory of the
Goddess") by Coburn, Thomas B, it is striking that the word Chandika
has virtually no earlier history in Sanskrit. "There are no instances
of its occurrence in the Vedic literature we have surveyed. The epics
are similarly barren: neither the Ramayana nor the Mahabharata give
evidence of the epithet, although in one of the hymns inserted in the
latter Canda and Candi are applied to the deity they praised."
The word 'Rai' is suffixed in Boro/Borok languages in the end of most of the male offspring name, specially those who are very strong, stout and masculine.
For example: Kufu-rai, Kwchak-rai, Suku-rai>Sukrai, Budu-rai, Sukundrai, Tokhi-rai, Wakhi-rai etc.
Kirant Rai people worship Nature(serpeants,trees, stones, etc) and ancestors, Animism and Shamanism, believing in a their primeval ancestors Sumnima-Paruhang (Uma-Siva).
Lord Siva is the greatest God of Tripuri people. He is also known as Sibrai.
According to Tripuri mythology, Lord Sibrai is creator of this universe. He only created this earth, its five elements of life that is earth, water, fire, air and sky.
That is why he is known as Siba meaning creator of five elements Si=Knowledge, ba=five
Siva is hybrid of two Kirata words, simani means Gyan or knowledge and Kaiba, means five, i.e.
Si+Ba=Siba>Siva>Sibarai>Sibrai. That means a god who has knowledge of five elements of life, that is earth, fire, water, air, and sky, that is cosmic rays which forms the life.
So the word Siva is basically derived form Borok/Kirata word of Sibrai. Many historical records and mythological facts reveals that Sibrai or Siva was originally a Tripuri vis-a-vis Kirata people's original God, which later had been adopted by non-Kirata people of India, and its mythology re-written.