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During Samyak, each Uray group performs a task that has been assigned by tradition. The
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illustrating the traditional occupations and cultural performances of the nine subcastes has opened. It also contains historical and contemporary photographs and tools used by the artisans. The museum is located in a traditional house at
266:(दिगु द्यः). Every year, members gather at the shrine, which is usually located on an open field on the outskirts of the city, and make offerings to the deity. The ritual is known as Depujā.
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The Uray are divided into nine subcastes who use the following surnames. Each group is associated with a traditional occupation according to the division of labor instituted in the past.
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calendar and corresponds to August. All Uray groups have a Gunla Bajan band which makes a daily pilgrimage to
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Contested hierarchies: a collaborative ethnography of caste among the Newars of the
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