Introduction:
When
I was looking for the topic of the essay, religious and rituals appear in my
mind. Comparing to Hindu temple I prefer Bauddist temple to go so it drive me
to Swoyambhu. Although, I have been heard few about Gyānmālā Bhajan khalah’s activities
in Swoyambhu area, I was unknown about the meaning of Bhajan in their
community. That is why I choose this topic for my mid-term paper. I have used
different theories to describe on this paper. Greertz theory of deep play/cock
fight to thick description, theory of kula to analyse the reciprocity,
Communitas theory of V. S. Turnor to describe Bhajan as a communitas and the On
Key symbol of Otner’s to give the meaning of Bhajan as a symbol. For instance,
I have taken a sociological theory of George Simmel to analysis social
interaction. Although the Gyānmālā Bhajan khalah’s working area is broad, the
Bhajan is one of the major components which is helping to bind Newar society
since long period of time.
Gyānmālā "garland of wisdom" Bhajan Khalah
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