The Thakali (ethnic group): photo 13
Photo 13 of 29 in Gallery: The Thakali (ethnic group)
Image title: Torkam, a wooden cupboard
Description of the photo
Torkam (टोरकम)—A wooden cupboard for worshipping God and keeping books, Gods idols, pitchers. Torkam is a Nepali word and can also be transliterated or spelled as followed: Torakama, Ṭorakama, Ṭorkam.
The text in Devanagari reads:
टोरकम - किताब, देउता, कलश आदि राख्ने र धुपबत्ति गर्नि दराज
Transliteration (IAST):
ṭorakama - kitāba, deutā, kalaśa ādi rākhne ra dhupabatti garni darāja.
Plain text (initially IAST, brackets indicate Hunterian):
torakama - kitaba, deuta, kalasha [kalsha] adi rakhne ... daraja [daraj].
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.
Photo details:
Date: 2019-11-11
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/25
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 1600
Focal length: 27mm
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Size: 2.30 MB
Resolution: 1595 x 2181
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0