Abotani

Abotāni — primordial ancestor of Tani peoples

Tradition · Adi

Period · Mythological antiquity; oral genealogical tradition (30–50 generations); colonial 19th–20th c.; 21st c. (Donyi Polo recognition)

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Historical Period1c CE

Mythological antiquity; oral genealogical tradition (30–50 generations); colonial 19th–20th c.; 21st c. (Donyi Polo recognition)

3000 BCEEpic & Early ClassicalPresent

Sacred Facts · At a Glance

Gender: female
Sacred Colours: redturmeric-yellow
Sacred Offerings: rice beer · fowl · flowers · incense

Primary Scriptures

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Abotani

Abotāni is the mythological first man and ancestor of all Tani peoples (Adi, Apatani, Galo, Nyishi, Tagin). The full genealogy from Abotāni to the living clans is recited at every major Tani ritual, stretching 30–50 generations.

Significance

Abotāni — primordial ancestor of Tani peoples

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

Offerings: rice beerfowlflowersincense
Sacred colours: redturmeric-yellow

🛕 Principal Temples

Principal shrine of AbotaniMythological antiquity
📍 Pasighat, East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
28.0700°, 95.3300° — view on map
Abotāni — primordial ancestor of Tani peoples

🎊 Festivals

Annual community festival
Date varies by tribe/region

Sources & provenance

📜 3 Primary🎓 2 Scholarly

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Primary sourceBook
Tani Elder tradition. Tani Oral Genealogies (1500)
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Primary sourceBook
B. K. Sharma. Tribes and Castes of Arunachal Pradesh (1985)
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Primary sourceBook
D. S. Sharma. The Tribal World of the Tani (1978)
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Scholarly sourceBook
Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh State Gazetteer (2003)
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Scholarly sourceOther
Tani community oral tradition (Gaon Bura records)

Sacred Index

Knowledge Connections

Cite this Entry

"Abotani." ELGODS: Spiritual Encyclopedia of India, Deities, https://elgods.jambudweep.tech/explore/deities/abotani-adi. Accessed August 21, 2026.

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Abotani

Significance

✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals