Two bothers holding the offering water
Resource #: 68908 (URL for reference)
Two brothers with offering water (English )
Tibet and Himalayas: Religious Practice, Bhutan Cultural Library
Location: Jigme (Latitude: 26.946606; Longitude: 89.237003)
Description:
by Kencho Wangmo
The third day of the Doyas festival and in this particular image we can see two young brothers holding the water that they have collected from the source before the sunrise and it's believed that this water is used to cleanse the rooster that they will sacrifice to their local deity.
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: 25/Sep/2014