The Tiji celebration is a three-day custom known as "The pursuing of the Demons" and it is fixated on the Tiji myth. Tiji recounts the story of a god named Dorje Jono who must fight against his devil father to spare the Kingdom of Mustang from demolition. The devil father wreaks devastation on Mustang by making a water lack which, in this amazingly bone-dry area, is the most valuable life-supporting asset. Dorje Jono in the long run overcomes the evil presence and banishes him from the area.
Tiji is a festival and reaffirmation of this myth. All through the celebration the occasions and story of the myth are re-authorized. The celebration is timed to agree with the end of the dry season (late winter/spring) and ushers in the wetter storm season. Tiji originates from the words "ten che" signifying "the trust of Buddha Dharma predominant in all planets" and is a spring replenishment celebration that additionally commends the triumph of great over insidious. In 1964 Michel Peissel was the first westerner to watch the Tiji celebration.
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