Deusi/Bhailo, the Glossary
Bhailo and Deusi, collectively known as Deusi/Bhailo, are Nepalese traditional folk songs sung during the Tihar festival in Nepal as well as in Darjeeling hills, Sikkim, Assam, and some other parts of India among the Gorkhali diaspora.[1]
Table of Contents
27 relations: Ashvamedha, Assam, Chandannath Temple, Daitya, Darjeeling, Deva (Hinduism), Devaloka, Hiranyakashipu, India, Indra, Jumla District, Kallala dynasty, Kāla, Khasa Kingdom, Lakshmi Puja, Magars, Mahabali, Nepal, Palpa District, Patala, Prahlada, Sikkim, Tihar (festival), Timur, Vamana, Virochana, Vishnu.
- Culture of Sikkim
- Khas culture
- Magar culture
- Nepalese folk music
Ashvamedha
The Ashvamedha (translit-std) was a horse sacrifice ritual followed by the Śrauta tradition of Vedic religion.
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Assam
Assam is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys.
Chandannath Temple
Chandannath Temple (/'ʧʌndʌn'nʌθ 'tɛmpl/; चन्दननाथ मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple in Jumla, Nepal.
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Daitya
The daityas are a race of asuras in Hindu mythology, descended from Kashyapa and his wife, Diti.
Darjeeling
Darjeeling is a city in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Deva (Hinduism)
Deva (Sanskrit: देव) means "shiny", "exalted", "heavenly being", "divine being", "anything of excellence", and is also one of the Sanskrit terms used to indicate a deity in Hinduism.
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Devaloka
In Indian religions, a devaloka or deva loka is a plane of existence where gods aka devas exist.
Hiranyakashipu
Hiranyakashipu, also known as Hiranyakashyap, was a daitya king of the asuras in the Puranas.
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Indra
Indra (इन्द्र) is the king of the devas and Svarga in Hinduism.
Jumla District
Jumla District (जुम्ला जिल्ला), is one of the ten districts of the Karnali province of Nepal.
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Kallala dynasty
The Kallala Dynasty or Kalyal Dynasty (कल्याल वंश) was the ruling dynasty of the Jumla Kingdom formed by shahi Baliraj shahi after the disintegration of Khasa kingdom.
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Kāla
Kala (translit) is a Sanskrit term that means 'time' or 'death'.
Khasa Kingdom
Khasa-Malla kingdom (Khasa Malla Rājya), popularly known as Khasa Kingdom (Khasa Rājya) and Yatse in Tibetan, was a medieval kingdom established around the 11th century in regions that are presently in far-western Nepal and parts of Uttarakhand state in India.
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Lakshmi Puja
Lakshmi Puja is a Hindu occasion for the veneration of Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and the supreme goddess of Vaishnavism.
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Magars
The Magars, also spelled Mangar and Mongar, are Magar are Tibeto-Burman ethnic group native to Nepal, representing 6.9% of Nepal's total population according to the 2021 Nepal census.
Mahabali
Mahabali (IAST: Mahābalī), also known as Bali, Indrasenan, or Māveli, is a daitya king featured in Hinduism.
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.
Palpa District
Palpa District (पाल्पा जिल्ला, a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Tansen as its headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2011) of 261,180. Palpa District is not far from Pokhara and easily reached by bus.
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Patala
In Indian religions, Patala (Sanskrit: पाताल, IAST: pātāla, lit. that which is below the feet), denotes the subterranean realms of the universe – which are located under the earthly dimension.
Prahlada
Prahlada is an asura king in Hindu mythology.
Sikkim
Sikkim is a state in northeastern India.
Tihar (festival)
Tihar (also known as Deepawali and Yamapanchak) is a five-day Hindu festival of Diwali celebrated in Nepal and the Indian regions of Sikkim and Gorkhaland (particularly the towns of Darjeeling and Kalimpong), which host a large number of ethnic Indian Gorkhas Diwali is referred to as Tihar in Nepal, Sikkim and Gorkhaland and is marked by lighting diyo inside and outside the home but unlike Diwali in other parts of India, the five days of Tihar include celebration and worship of the four creatures associated with the Hindu god of death Yama, with the final day reserved for people themselves.
See Deusi/Bhailo and Tihar (festival)
Timur
Timur, also known as Tamerlane (8 April 133617–18 February 1405), was a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty. An undefeated commander, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest military leaders and tacticians in history, as well as one of the most brutal and deadly.
Vamana
Vamana also known as Trivikrama, Urukrama, Upendra, Dadhivamana, and Balibandhana, is an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu.
Virochana
Virochana is an asura king in Hinduism.
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Vishnu
Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.
See also
Culture of Sikkim
- Dashain
- Daura-Suruwal
- Deusi/Bhailo
- Dhan Nach
- Indigenous peoples of Sikkim
- Jhākri
- Khandu Wangchuk Bhutia
- Languages of Sikkim
- Limbu people
- Music of Sikkim
- Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
- Sarki (ethnic group)
- Sikkim Costumes and Traditional Dress
- Sikkim Day
- Sikkim Ratna
- Sikkim tea
- Sikkimese people
- Singhi Chham
Khas culture
- Chholiya
- Deuda (genre)
- Deusi/Bhailo
- Gaura (festival)
- Maghe Sankranti
- Panche baja
- Teej
Magar culture
- Deusi/Bhailo
- Ghatu (dance)
- Kaura (dance)
- Maghe Sankranti
- Maruni
Nepalese folk music
- Deuda (genre)
- Deusi/Bhailo
- Maithili music
- Palam (music)
- Ratyauli
- Tamang Selo
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deusi/Bhailo
Also known as Bhailo, Deusi.