Tambas’ Role for Social Harmony: Reading Tamang Marriage Ceremony

Abstract

The research paper entitled "The Importance of Tambas: A Performative Reading of Tamang's Marriage Ceremony" make a contextual study of the significant roles of Tambas.Tamba sasritual specialist and their performance during marriage ceremony of Tamang community is analyzed through the light of performance theories.Tambas' performance during a marriage ceremony is a cultural event which is led by Tambas.They narrate stories about the origin of human lives, myths and inform about the structure of nature through the performance and every witness community people relate their life. It provides the lesson about human responsibility in the relationship, in the family and in the community.The base of their performance is past histories, myths and ancestors so they are rooted with new creativity.Such forms of ritual performance thus connect past and present with future of human life. Hence, this research paper argues that ritual performance like Tambas and Tamba's performance during marriage ceremony is the performance of human settlement and plays significant role to achieve communal and social solidarity through the symbolic ideologies, forms and features of Tamba's performance. Key Words: Tamba's performance, ritual theory, communal solidarity, order, discipline