Placing the necessary offering
Resource #: 68875 (URL for reference)
Placing the offering (English )
Tibet and Himalayas: Religious Practice, Bhutan Cultural Library
Location: Jigme (Latitude: 26.951428; Longitude: 89.241792)
Description:
by Kencho Wangmo
The family head placing the necessary offering on the bamboo piece. They later on throw that in different direction.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. They later on throw it in Shar(East) and Nob(West direction) and its symbolises of subduing the evil spirits in their locality.
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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