Image title: Thakali bronze vessels for offering

Shanshyu (श्याङ्स्यू) — Bronze Vessels for offering sacred water to God.

The text in Devanagari reads:

श्याङ्स्यू -देवतालार्ह पवित्र पानी चठुने कलसहरु

Transliteration (IAST):

śyāṅsyū - devatālārha pavitra pānī caṭhāune kalasaharu.

Plain text (initially IAST, brackets indicate Hunterian):

shyansyu - devatalarha pavitra pani cathaune ... [kalsahru]

Gallery information:

The Thakali people are an indigenous ethnic group from Nepal whose rise of power can be dated to the mid-19th century. The Thakalis originate from Thak Khola, north-west of Pokhara, western Nepal. Thy are primarily Buddhist practitioners. The Thakali language represents a branch of the Tibet-Barman family, related to languages such as Gurung and Magar.