ABSTRACT
The chapter shows how the traditional clan-based Ka Jer Ka Thoh (naming ceremony) and the ‘return of religion’ has moved it from the private sphere of personal belief out into the public sphere of visual communication.
A name is important to identify an individual from the rest of the populace. As every individual is addressed by a personal name, in times of ill health, for blessings or life in general, prayers are conducted in the respective names. Therefore, it is imperative that an individual should be recognised and respected by a name for which God’s accord and recognition should be obtained as well as the accord and recognition of Ka Ïawbei (ancestress) and U Thawlang (ancestor). The chapter dwells on the descriptive presentation on the naming ceremony and different rituals associated with it among the Khasi community.
