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Sikkim celebrates ‘Shaman’ festival at Changu Lake

Sikkim celebrates ‘Shaman’ festival at Changu Lake

On the occasion of Bhadaurey Purnima, the full moon falling on the lunar month of Bhadra, shamans from different parts of Sikkim assembled for shamanic rituals at the holy Changu lake in Pakyong district to celebrate the  Jhankri rituals,  also known  Dhaamee which  is practiced among numerous ethnic groups of Nepal and Northeast India.