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Deities

Jongban

Jongbā Raṅtharam — Nocte supreme

Tradition · Nocte

Period · Pre-20th c.

✓ Guardian-reviewed

Historical Period20c CE

Pre-20th c.

3000 BCE20th century CEPresent

Sacred Facts · At a Glance

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

Primary Scriptures

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Jongban

Jongbā Raṅtharam is the supreme being of the Nocte tribe. Intermediate spirits (bhupwang) mediate between humans and Jongbā. Buddhism (via Khamti and Tibetan influence) and Christianity have reshaped traditional Nocte religion dramatically in the 20th century.

Significance

Jongbā Raṅtharam — Nocte supreme

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

Offerings: rice beerfowlflowersincense
Sacred colours: redturmeric-yellow

🛕 Principal Temples

Principal shrine of JongbanPre-20th c.
📍 Khonsa, Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh, India
27.0167°, 95.5667° — view on map
Jongbā Raṅtharam — Nocte supreme

🎊 Festivals

Annual community festival
Date varies by tribe/region

Sources & provenance

🎓 2 Scholarly

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Scholarly sourceBook
Tribes and Castes of Arunachal Pradesh
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Scholarly sourceBook
Arunachal Pradesh State Gazetteer (post-1947)

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Jongban

Significance

✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals