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It's a bunch of green leaves offering and a millet torma

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Resource #: 68874 (URL for reference)

  • Bunch of green leaves with millet torma (English )

Tibet and Himalayas: Religious Practice, Bhutan Cultural Library

Location: Jigme (Latitude: 26.951428; Longitude: 89.241783)

Description:

by Kencho Wangmo

Green leaves and a millet torma offering placed on a bamboo piece.The image is taken during the Doyas first night of new year festival and is called the Lue festival. During the particular festival they to make torma (ritual cake) out of the foxtail millet and the head of the family make the offering.

Associated Resources

This resource was provided by Shejun (Documentation of Bhutan's Oral Cultures sponsored by Arcadia). The copyright holder is Shejun (only private uses permitted).

Resource type: Image

Photographer: Monika Subba

Photograph Date: 23/Sep/2014

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