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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Samdup Taso''' (b. 1928; d. 29 October 2011, aged 83) was the last [[shaman]] to lead the indigenous [[Lepcha people]] of [[Sikkim]] (now part of [[India]]) in prayers to the mountain deity of [[Kanchenjunga]], the world's third-highest mountain peak.<ref name="Tel">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/8879824/Samdup-Taso.html Samdup Taso], [[The Daily Telegraph]], 9 November 2011, accessed 16 November 2011</ref><br />
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Taso was an hereditary priest (the "[[Bongthing]]"), who would lead prayers culminating in special rituals during the month of "Kursong" (February–March).<br />
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Taso did not nominate a successor, and left the native villagers in the remote [[Dzongu]] region of north Sikkim without a 'Khangchendzonga Bongthings' (priest), thus ending an 800-year ritual.<ref>[http://isikkim.com/2011-11-samdup-taso-death-leaves-khangchendzonga-without-a-priest-06-02/ Samdup Taso death leaves Khangchendzonga without a priest], iSikkim, 7 November 2011, accessed 16 November 2011</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/8879824/Samdup-Taso.html Samdup Taso] - obituary including picture<br />
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[[Category:Indian religious leaders]]<br />
[[Category:1928 births]]<br />
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