ANSWER – C

In Kinnaur when someone dies, all villagers get together at his house at night. This custom is known as “Drum Rating”.

The dead body is then bathed in a large vessel called “Lam Kunyal” and then wrapped up in a white shroud.

Sometime when medicine have failed and death is certain, a “sham funeral” is arranged. In this, life size effigy is made on a wooden frame plastered round with barley dough.

ANSWER – B

In the Spiti valley when someone dies, the Jhanvar’ (witch doctor) is called to find out whether the body should be burnt, buried or cut into pieces and thrown upon hill tops for the wild animals to consume. All communities in the Spiti valley follow the orders of the Jhanvar.

ANSWER – C

It is only in Kinnaur where three forms of customs were performed regarding the death of a person and his cremation, as.

Dubant: Drowning the dead body in the nearby river.

Bhakhant: Throwing the dead body in open fields and let it be eaten by vultures and birds.

Phukant: Burning the dead.

ANSWER – D

At the end of seven weeks period, the Lama and Jomo (an unmarried girl who becomes ascetic) read the text together and are then fed by the family of the dead man.

On the third day, after death, the ‘Chholya ceremony’ and on the thirteenth day, ‘Damkochang’ is performed.

A year after the death, the Lama performs the Fulayach (or the Dalhyang) ceremony, at which he gets food and clothes in the name of the dead.

ANSWER – B

The well to do celebrate the occasion of birth with great fanfare. They call the ceremony “GOONTAR”.

In the Kinnaur area, the well to do bring the planquins of the gods within their house after a male child is delivered and feast the villagers. This custom is known as “Shukud”.  At this time, a goat may be sacrificed.