Nyida (Marriage Ceremony) of the Nyishi of Upper Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh

Abstract

Marriage is one of the sacred institutions of the human society. It is considered as must and necessary because it is the bond of establishing a family, a primary unit of the society. This family further requires interrelations with other members of the society for the continuation of their roots of existence. Thus, it is absolutely natural to have a pair of man and woman living together. They are inseparable as many other things in the life of the mankind. But this marriage between two souls needs recognition in society through certain procedures or ceremonies. These marriage ceremonies conducted by every individual has its own uniqueness and beauty. This paper describes the beauty, uniqueness and richness of the Nyida (marriage ceremony) of the Nyishi people of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The research works for this paper was based on both primary and secondary sources of information. Research tools, especially interview, participant observation and questionnaire were extensively used for the collection of primary datas. The secondary data's were collected largely from books, articles and materials from Museum.