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bonona bono nah ancient festival minaro brokpa people hosted alternatively dha garkon village aryan valley region ladakh india gap year festival thanksgiving deity god good crop prosperity people land minaro festival begin man lhaba lhaba dictate ancestral hymnal lhaba descended upon spirit god possess lhaba meditates hour one foot high hill rock period meditation eats three handful barley flour completion meditation villager assemble around sing ballad perform folk dance treat like god worship officiates priest perform ancient ritual minaro subsequently lead congregation worshipper appointment festival ground villager welcome perform folk dance joy sing ballad hymnal bonona eighteen song language minaro hymnal bonona considered holy two main reason first contains last remnant minaro mythology cosmology secondly contains historical recollection minaro people hymnal illustrated list place name migration gilgit present da hanu region elder dha claimed ancestor originally came europe settled pur valley east gilgit three extraordinary son angutho named galo melo dulo became wealthy faced assassination plan king gilgit brother galo melo dulo decided settle favourite place son melo thopamaro dulo decided stay ganokh son dulo gil singe melo nirdha finally galo son settled handangsmin planned yearly festival hosted alternatively ganokh nirdah hangdangsmin festival known bonona festival duhiya place deity sacrifice goat starting bonona festival