Natun Kamalabari Sattra, Majuli : A study of its Socio-Cultural life
Nayanika Das, Dilip K. Medhi,
Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University, Assam,
Email: nayanikadas006@gmail.com, Phone: 8134066846
Former Professor, Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University, Assam Abstract:
Sattra is universally a religious institution which signifies the Neo-Vaishnavite monasteries in Assam. These are the institutions which were sophisticatedly established by Saint Sankardeva and his disciple Saint Madhavdeva that played a vital role to mould the religious and cultural heritage of the Assam vis-a-vis Northeast India since the 15th century (Vidhya, R.K, 2014). The Natun Kamalabari Sattra of 1936 is one of the popular Sattra in Majuli known as Na-Sattra as an independent Sattra having a marginal relationship with former Kamalabari Sattra of Majuli.. The Natun …show more content…
The secondary materials have been collected from various books and available writings in journals, books etc.
The daily religious activities performed in the Natun Kamalabari Sattra:
The regular religious activity of the Natun Kamalabari Sattra is consisting of 14 types of prayers known as chadhya prasang which is divided into three prasangs- pua prasang (activity at morning), bioli prasang (activity at evening) and ratir prasang (activity at night).
The first prasang called puar prasang, starts very early in the morning. It consists of seven agenda.
The puar prasang is started with the singing of morning songs called puar geets with clap of hands by the bhakats. After that they singing a bhatima which describes how mother Yasoda used to wake up Lord Krishna. It is followed by singing of an upadesh and the reciting of a prayer very politely to invite Lord Krishna which is called Krishna
Nayanika Das, Dilip K. Medhi,
Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University, Assam,
Email: nayanikadas006@gmail.com, Phone: 8134066846
Former Professor, Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University, Assam Abstract:
Sattra is universally a religious institution which signifies the Neo-Vaishnavite monasteries in Assam. These are the institutions which were sophisticatedly established by Saint Sankardeva and his disciple Saint Madhavdeva that played a vital role to mould the religious and cultural heritage of the Assam vis-a-vis Northeast India since the 15th century (Vidhya, R.K, 2014). The Natun Kamalabari Sattra of 1936 is one of the popular Sattra in Majuli known as Na-Sattra as an independent Sattra having a marginal relationship with former Kamalabari Sattra of Majuli.. The Natun …show more content…
The secondary materials have been collected from various books and available writings in journals, books etc.
The daily religious activities performed in the Natun Kamalabari Sattra:
The regular religious activity of the Natun Kamalabari Sattra is consisting of 14 types of prayers known as chadhya prasang which is divided into three prasangs- pua prasang (activity at morning), bioli prasang (activity at evening) and ratir prasang (activity at night).
The first prasang called puar prasang, starts very early in the morning. It consists of seven agenda.
The puar prasang is started with the singing of morning songs called puar geets with clap of hands by the bhakats. After that they singing a bhatima which describes how mother Yasoda used to wake up Lord Krishna. It is followed by singing of an upadesh and the reciting of a prayer very politely to invite Lord Krishna which is called Krishna