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Understanding the significance of the Pāyāḥ procession

Cultural experts note that sword displays during the autumnal festival serve as homage to the primordial mother goddess.

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  1. 0:01We look at the cultural and
  2. 0:03spiritual meaning behind the Pāyāḥ procession
  3. 0:08The public display of swords serves
  4. 0:10as homage to Ajimā the primordial
  5. 0:12mother goddess of the Newa people
  6. 0:15The ritual takes place on the
  7. 0:17final day of the autumnal festival
  8. 0:19of Mohani
  9. 0:21For Newa Buddhists the procession represents
  10. 0:23the shedding of ignorance on the
  11. 0:25path to enlightenment
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