Nanda Devi Raj Jat (regional association)

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Nanda Devi Raj Jat is a major Himalayan pilgrimage and cultural festival of Uttarakhand, deeply revered by Kumaoni and Garhwali communities and centered on the worship of the goddess Nanda Devi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu festival ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ
associatedMountain Nanda Devi peak ⓘ
linked to: Nanda Devi
associatedWith Garhwali people ⓘ
Himalayan folk traditions ⓘ
Kumaoni people ⓘ
Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra ⓘ
local royal lineages of Garhwal ⓘ
pastoral communities of the central Himalayas ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalExpression Himalayan folk songs and dances in honor of Nanda Devi ⓘ
culturalRole symbol of Kumaoni and Garhwali identity ⓘ
culturalSignificance major Himalayan pilgrimage and cultural event of Uttarakhand ⓘ
districtTraditionallyAssociated Chamoli district ⓘ
duration about three weeks ⓘ
frequency held roughly every 12 years ⓘ
heritageStatus considered an important intangible cultural heritage of Uttarakhand ⓘ
importance one of the most important religious events of Uttarakhand ⓘ
language Garhwali ⓘ
Kumaoni ⓘ
locatedIn Garhwal Himalayas ⓘ
linked to: Garhwal Himalaya

Kumaon and Garhwal regions ⓘ
Uttarakhand ⓘ
mainDeity Nanda Devi ⓘ
pilgrimsFrom Uttarakhand ⓘ
other parts of India ⓘ
processionType on-foot pilgrimage ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
ritualElement carrying of sacred palanquin (doli) of Nanda Devi ⓘ
offerings to Nanda Devi at high-altitude shrines ⓘ
routeType high-altitude Himalayan trek ⓘ
season monsoon season ⓘ
startingPoint Nauti village ⓘ
state Uttarakhand ⓘ
terrain steep and remote Himalayan terrain ⓘ
theme worship of goddess Nanda Devi as daughter and queen ⓘ

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Kumaoni people → festival → Nanda Devi Raj Jat (regional association) ⓘ