N
Na:la swa(n) puja , 527 -552 passim, 748 n. 34, 748 -749 n. 36, 749 n. 40
See also Purification, materials used in
Na[*] lakegu pyakha(n) ) See Nine Durgas cycle
as buffalo butchers, 326 , 329 , 365 -366, 716 n. 34, 753 n. 86
residence areas, 56 , 163 , 710 n. 10
roles of the, 84 , 94 , 386 , 535 -537, 750 n. 54, 751 n. 58, 773
women of the, 701 n. 27
Naga Pa(n)cami [46], 439 -440, 587 , 653
Nagas (supernatural serpents), 195 , 263 , 440 , 718 n. 54, 719 n. 57, 773
aspects of, 272
Biska: stories about, 478 -481, 575 , 742 nn. 31-35
Nail paring. See Hair, and nails cutting
Nakhatya (feasts), 117 , 422 , 435 , 464 , 705 n. 7, 734 n. 2
nakha cakha , 402 , 422 , 734 n. 2
Naki(n) , 708 n. 41
roles of the, 113 , 668 , 672 , 675
worship of household members by the, 414 -415, 736 n. 7
See also Leaders; Women, Newar
Naki(n) Ajima, 740 n. 11
Names,
lunar fortnight, 403 -405, 590 -591
postnatal giving of, 661
terms of address and, 103 , 115 -116, 368 , 625 , 631 -634
thar surname, 71 , 625 -629, 697 -698 n. 1
Nana (new water), 392 , 640 , 732 n. 19
Nandi the bull, Siva as, 211
Nanyadeva (King), 716 n. 32
Taleju and, 235 -238
Narayana[*] (god). See Visnu-Narayana[*] (god)
Nasa Dya: (god), 254 -255, 258
See also Nataraja (god)
Natal household. See Household, the, natal households and
See also Siva (god)
Natapwa(n)la temple, 203 , 241 -242, 257 -258, 488 , 582 , 744 n. 53
Nau barbers thar , 83 , 97 , 180 , 391 , 627 , 773
roles of the, 94 , 362 , 370 , 376 , 386 , 392 , 663 , 664 -665, 672 , 732 n. 22, 769 n. 79
Naudurga. See Nine Durgas (goddesses of the)
Nauni (female Nau), 664 , 668 , 765 n. 28, 773
Navagraha, 265 -266, 719 n. 61-62
Neighborhoods (matwa ). See Twa : areas
Nepal,
political history of, 13 -15, 617 , 620
the population of, 33 -34
See also Government of Nepal
Nepali language. See Languages of Nepal
Nepali national status system. See Muluki Am of 1854
Nephew. See Bhe(n)ca ; Kinship
New Year, solar. See Biska: festival [20-30]
New Year's Day, 411 , 643 , 735 n. 1
See also Swanti [77-79, 1-2]
Newar Buddhism. See Buddhism of the Himalayas
Newar culture,
historical isolation of, 14 -15, 617
political history of, 13 -15
Newar festivals. See Festivals and city events
Newar Hindus, the,
thars in Bhaktapur, 77 -85
Newar people, the,
Bhaktapur designations of, 75 -77
early history of, 35 -39
kinship system of, 121 -122
Nepal and, 33 -34
See also Women, Newar
Newar status levels. See Macrostatus levels
Newari language, the, 687 n. 2, 691 n. 8
Bhaktapur dialect of, 5 -6, 687 n. 2, 688 n.4
interviewing m, 6 -7, 687 n. 2
local variations of, 5 -6, 625
transliterations used for, 623 -624
See also Languages of Nepal
Niece. See Bhe(n)ca ; Kinship
Nikhuthu (Mohani buffalo), 535 -537, 550 , 750 nn. 52-54
Nina (pure water), 640
Nine Durgas cycle, 258 , 656 , 753 nn. 95-96, 754 nn. 97-105
21 dance dramas (pyakha(n)s ) of, 233 , 335 , 503 , 563 , 565 -571, 613 , 688 n. 3, 745 n. 7, 754 n. 99
afternoon dance-dramas, 568 -571
blood sacrifices, 335 , 507 , 564 -565, 567 , 569 , 571 , 574 , 754 n. 102, 104
characters in the, 232 , 507 -511, 716 n. 29
disappearance during the, 437 , 513 -514, 587 , 755 n. 10
fishing chases and dancing, 567 -570, 572 -573
iconography of the, 507 -511, 571 -572
invited performances, 563 -565
morning dance-dramas, 567 -568
night processions of the, 566 -567
reappearance during the, 546 -547
sacrifice during the, 335 , 507 , 564 -565, 567
sequential local performances (na[*] lakegu pyakha(n) ), 565 -571
seven villages of, 691 n. 16
Sima and Duma characters of, 232 . 502, 566 -571 passim, 572 , 576 , 611 , 716 n. 29, 744 n. 52, 754 n. 100
submission to Taleju, 554
See also Dance performances (pyakha(n) ); Devi cycle
Nine Durgas (goddesses of the), 231 -234, 716 nn. 28-29
the Astamatrkas[*] and, 231 -232, 508 -509
legends of the, 296 -297, 396 , 503 -507, 576 , 745 nn. 2-3
Nini (father's sister), 138 , 660
See also Siblings
Nirban , 316 -318
Nis:saran (emanations), 225
Non-Newar groups, 75 -76, 87 -88, 205
hereditary professions of, 696 -697 n. 15
number of households of, 59 , 97
status ranking of and by, 105 -107
See also Indo-Nepalese; Names of other individual groups
Non-Western communities, 4
Numbering,
of events ( ccc ), 402 -403, 409 , 411 , 577 -578, 643 -657, 734 n. 3, 739 n. 2, 754 n. 6, 754 -755 n. 1
macrostatus level, 625 -629, 758 n. 8
Numerical information. See Statistics
Nyasa , 301