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Santal Religion

What are the principal deities and spirits worshipped in Santal animist belief?

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How do Santal religious rituals and ceremonies typically unfold?

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What is the significance of Marang Buru and Jaher Era in Santal spirituality?

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What role do the pahan (shamans) play in Santal religious life?

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How are Santal festivals, such as Sohrai and Baha, rooted in animist traditions?

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What are the core elements of Santal cosmology and creation myths?

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How do Santals honor and communicate with ancestral spirits?

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What importance do sacred groves and natural sites hold in Santal worship?

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How do Santals celebrate the New Year and agricultural cycles?

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What traditional healing and divination practices exist within Santal religion?

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How are rites of passage—birth, marriage, death—conducted among the Santals?

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What is the everyday influence of jadur (spirits) on Santal community life?

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How do Santals interpret omens, dreams, and signs in nature?

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What rituals do Santals perform to ensure soil fertility and crop success?

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In what ways has Santal religion interacted with Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam?

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How do oral traditions, songs, and dance preserve Santal spiritual knowledge?

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What methods do Santals use to resolve conflicts through spiritual mediation?

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Which symbols, motifs, and art forms express Santal religious identity?

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How do Santal beliefs frame death, the afterlife, and ancestral realms?

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What contemporary challenges and changes face the practice of Santal religion?

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