Historical Period18c CE
c. Pre-18th c.
3000 BCE18th century CEPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
- Gender
- male
- Sacred Colours
- redturmeric-yellow
- Sacred Offerings
- rice beer · fowl · flowers · incense
Primary Scriptures
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Kanchu
Kanchü is the supreme creator-god of the Angami Naga tribe. He created the first human pair Kechü and Thene and gave each Naga clan its distinctive stone-origin. Angami religion before Christianization (now ~99% Christian) preserved Kanchü alongside a rich spirit-world of terhuomia.
Significance
Kanchü — Angami Naga supreme creator
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
- Offerings
- rice beerfowlflowersincense
- Sacred colours
- redturmeric-yellow
🛕 Principal Temples
- Principal shrine of Kanchuc. Pre-18th c.📍 Khonoma, Kohima, Nagaland, IndiaKanchü — Angami Naga supreme creator
🎊 Festivals
- Annual community festivalDate varies by tribe/region
Sources & provenance
🎓 2 Scholarly
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookTribes and Castes of Nagaland
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookNagaland State Gazetteer (post-1947)
