"MASAN" is the representative of evil spirits and ominous power worshipped by Rajbanshis. The primitive tribes had often been attacked by many severe diseases and natural calamities.To get rid of these diseases and calamities the tribes fancied some evil powers and spirits. They started to worship them. MASAN is one of them considered b...y the Rajbanshis. Rajbanshis believe that, there are several forms of MASAN and each of them causes different harm to the people of different ages. The worship of MASAN is still now going on in the remotest corners of north-eastern zone (of India) to be cured from any disease. Though the modern medical science is improving day by day, yet the worship of MASAN is followed earnestly by Rajbanshi community.
"MASAN" the evil spirit is detected by diagoanising the patient through a spiritual procedure by ojha, using tender banana leaf with little sindur mixed with mustard oil. The leaf is then folded and offerings are done and finally the shape of so-called MASAN appears on the leaf.
Dreaming of catching fish or such kind at night are considered as the symptoms that MASAN has infected a person.
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