Namghars of Assam

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Namghars of Assam are traditional Vaishnavite community prayer halls that serve as cultural and religious centers for congregational worship, music, and social gatherings in Assamese society.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Namghar (Assamese prayer hall) 2
Namghars of Assam canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Assamese cultural institution ⓘ
Vaishnavite institution ⓘ
religious building type ⓘ
architecturalStyle vernacular Assamese architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Ekasarana Dharma ⓘ
Madhavdeva ⓘ
linked to: Madhavdev

Srimanta Sankardeva ⓘ
linked to: Srimanta Sankardev
componentOf Satra institution ⓘ
corePractice Bhagavata recitation ⓘ
Naam-kirtan ⓘ
collective prayer ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalRole preservation of Assamese culture ⓘ
promotion of Bhaona theatre ⓘ
promotion of devotional music ⓘ
dedicatedTo Krishna ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
entryPolicy open to all community members ⓘ
genderPolicy men and women participate ⓘ
governedBy community committee ⓘ
hasPart kirtanghar ⓘ
manikut ⓘ
open congregation hall ⓘ
influencedBy Bhakti movement ⓘ
languageUsed Assamese ⓘ
locatedIn Assam ⓘ
materialUsed bamboo ⓘ
thatch ⓘ
wood ⓘ
originRegion Brahmaputra Valley ⓘ
primaryFunction community prayer ⓘ
congregational worship ⓘ
religious discourse ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
religiousTradition Vaishnavism ⓘ
significance center of rural public life in Assam ⓘ
symbol of Assamese Vaishnavite identity ⓘ
socialRole community decision-making center ⓘ
conflict resolution venue ⓘ
village council space ⓘ
timePeriod post-15th century ⓘ
usedFor community meetings ⓘ
cultural performances ⓘ
devotional music ⓘ
educational activities ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ
social gatherings ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Borgeet → preservedIn → Namghars of Assam ⓘ
Naam Ghosa → associatedPlace → Namghar (Assamese prayer hall) ⓘ
linked to: Namghars of Assam
Gamusa → associatedWith → Namghar (Assamese prayer hall) ⓘ
linked to: Namghars of Assam