Heraka established the Heraka religious movement, which was based on the ancestral Naga religion, and declared himself to be the "messiah king" of the Nagas.
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27 Facts About Heraka
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Heraka's movement was widespread in the Zeliangrong territory before the conversion to Christianity.
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Heraka espoused the cause of an independent Naga kingdom, which brought him in conflict with the colonial British rulers of India.
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Heraka was hanged by the British in 1931, and succeeded by his cousin Rani Gaidinliu.
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Heraka's family belonged to the Malangmei clan of the Rongmei Naga tribe.
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Heraka was youngest of the three sons of Thiudai and Tabonliu.
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Heraka visited places like Bhuvan Cave and Zeliad Lake, which were believed to the residence of gods and goddesses by the Nagas.
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Heraka considered it as a threat to the traditional religion and society of the Nagas.
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Heraka urged them to fight for national prestige and social change.
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Jadonang established a socio-religious movement called Heraka, derived from ancestral Naga practices known as "Paupaise".
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The Heraka religion emphasized the worship of the supreme being "Tingkao Ragwang".
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Heraka encouraged people to offer him regular prayers, and to sing hymns in his praise.
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Heraka reduced the number of ritual sacrifices, especially the ones offered to deities other than Tingkao Ragwang.
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Heraka did away with a number of gennas, such as the ones associated with childbirth, presence of an animal in the house, disasters such as earthquake and landslides, felling of tree, and weapon injuries.
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Heraka retained the gennas associated with harvest, safety of crop from pests, and safety from animals.
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Heraka claimed that the Bhuvan god told him in a dream that this would result in good health and prosperity.
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Heraka movement has been variously described as a religious reform movement, a cult, and the "Naga renaissance".
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Heraka movement faced opposition from the Christian converts as well as the traditional believers.
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Heraka traveled across the Zeliagrong region, and a part of the Angami territory.
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Heraka dressed similar to the British officials of the region, and rode a pony just like them.
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Heraka succeeded in gaining allegiance from the Zeliangongs of North Cachar Hills, Naga Hills and Tamenglong Sub-Division.
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Heraka personally visited some of potential allies, but did not have as much success as he had with the Zeliagrongs.
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Heraka arrested many elders, confiscated guns from the villagers and imposed heavy fines on several villages in the region.
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Heraka then arrived in Jirighat, where the police handed over Jadonang to him.
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Heraka went all the way up to Tamenglong, showing a chain-bounded Jadonang to people, in order to demonstrate that the Heraka leader did not possess any divine powers.
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Heraka was hanged to death on 29 August 1931 at 6 am, on the bank of the Nambul river behind the Imphal jail.
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Heraka's body was taken to his native village Puiluan, where it was buried in accordance with Naga traditions.
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