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
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
- Offerings
- rice beerfowlflowersincense
- Sacred colours
- redturmeric-yellow
🛕 Principal Temples
- Principal shrine of JongbanPre-20th c.📍 Khonsa, Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh, IndiaJongbā Raṅtharam — Nocte supreme
🎊 Festivals
- Annual community festivalDate varies by tribe/region
Sources & provenance
🎓 2 Scholarly
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookTribes and Castes of Arunachal Pradesh
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookArunachal Pradesh State Gazetteer (post-1947)