Villagers wash the rooster with the same water from the source
Resource #: 68976 (URL for reference)
Purifying with water (English )
Tibet and Himalayas: Religious Practice, Bhutan Cultural Library
Location: Jigme (Latitude: 26.946631; Longitude: 89.236983)
Description:
by Kencho Wangmo
After feeding water they tend to pour water all over the rooster so that the rooster will be purified before offering it to the local deity. They have to use the same water that they have collected in the bamboo container before dawn.
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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: Kencho Wangmo
Photograph Date: 25/Sep/2014