▁total ▁number ▁of ▁liter ates ▁in ▁J ham at pur ▁was ▁ 9 3 1 ▁( 6 7 . 0 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁over ▁ 6 ▁years ). ▁ ▁Culture ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁famous ▁as ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁Kr ish n adas a ▁K av ira ja , ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ait anya ▁Char it am rita , ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁the ▁myst ic ▁and ▁saint ▁Ch ait anya ▁Mah ap rab hu . ▁ ▁The ▁Va ish nav ▁tradition ▁is ▁still ▁maintained ▁by ▁different ▁so cio - c ult ural ▁programs ▁throughout ▁the ▁year , ▁spe cially ▁the ▁famous ▁N ama - k irt ana ▁accomp any ing ▁fe ast ▁for ▁several ▁days ▁after ▁D urg ap u ja . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Pur ba ▁B ard ham an ▁district <0x0A> </s> ▁T ama e ▁Wat an abe ▁( J apan ese ▁, ▁Wat an abe ▁T ama e ; ▁born ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁in ▁Y aman ashi ▁Pref ect ure ) ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁mountain ▁clim ber . ▁ ▁After ▁comple ting ▁study ▁at ▁T sur u ▁University ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁public ▁office ▁employee ▁of ▁Kan ag awa ▁Pref ect ure . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 8 , ▁she ▁began ▁mountain ▁clim bing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁she ▁clim bed ▁Mount ▁McK in ley . ▁She ▁then ▁clim bed ▁Mont ▁Bl anc