Chhechu
chhechu ceremony tamang community nepal take place course ten day contains sportive play tsema exorcism ritual chhechu take place northwest kathmandu valley nepal eleven tsema performed three exorcism whole community participates variety way buddhist lama produce power wang villager produce tsema gren tsema gren accomplished performing skit one elder put friendly mockery upper dominant class nepal also skit contain information past throughout ritual different exorcism performed intended remove threat community large scale performance mhanegang villager exorcise regular interval place perform separate twoday exorcism several day advance performance mhanegang time people throw effigy evil cliff lama lead men boy wave spear sword around scattering dust circle raised central altar done eliminate three evil inherent incompleteness exchange cannibalistic greed unrestrained eros exorcism kãli mãì involves entire village done order remove fury kãli mãì village along anything associated men sword woman weaving instrument dance around large effigy constructed bamboo dusk effigy burned huge flash fire done men thrust spear upwards woman bring material body sexually explicit refrain attempt negate incestuous thought said please kãli mãì last day chhechu buddhist lama distribute dough powder ball wang ro ro principal headman ally wife villager