Ashtimki

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Ashtimki is a traditional Tharu festival marked by ritual drawings, storytelling, and communal worship to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ashtimki canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tharu cultural tradition ⓘ
festival ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ
artForm ritual mural art ⓘ
symbolic geometric patterns ⓘ
associatedDeity Krishna ⓘ
associatedWith Janmashtami ⓘ
celebrates birth of Lord Krishna ⓘ
communityRole expresses Tharu identity ⓘ
marks important religious calendar date ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
culturalSignificance preserves Tharu oral traditions ⓘ
strengthens community bonds ⓘ
hasActivity communal worship ⓘ
ritual drawing ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
hasElement collective fasting or ritual abstinence ⓘ
lighting lamps ⓘ
mythological storytelling ⓘ
offerings to Krishna ⓘ
singing devotional songs ⓘ
hasRitualObject Ashtimki painting ⓘ
wall drawings ⓘ
intangibleHeritageType ritual and festive event ⓘ
languageContext Tharu language ⓘ
linked to: Tharu languages
narrativeContent Tharu cosmology and myths ⓘ
stories of Krishna’s life ⓘ
observedBy Tharu communities in central Nepal ⓘ
Tharu communities in western Nepal ⓘ
observedOn Krishna Janmashtami ⓘ
linked to: Janmashtami
performedAt Tharu households ⓘ
community spaces ⓘ
practicedBy Tharu people ⓘ
region Terai region of Nepal ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
season monsoon period ⓘ
socialFunction collective worship ⓘ
intergenerational gathering ⓘ
symbolism cosmic order ⓘ
fertility and prosperity ⓘ
protection of the household ⓘ
transmission passed down orally ⓘ
taught within families ⓘ
usesMedium mud walls for paintings ⓘ
natural colors for drawings ⓘ

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

Tharu → hasFestival → Ashtimki ⓘ