Image title: Jewellery or Gahana (8)

This images shows artistic jewellery from the early 20th century.

The text in Devanagari reads:

केही गहनाहरु

Transliteration (IAST):

kehī gahanāharu

Plain text (initially IAST, brackets indicate Hunterian):

kehi gahanaharu [gahnahru]

Note: Jewellery is also known in Sanskrit as Gahana (गहना, Gahanā).

Gallery information:

This photo is from the collection of various artworks from Nepal, including the wood work found at Kumari Ghar, a special home/temple for the dwelling of Kumari at Basantapur.—The National Museum of Nepal (Rashtriya Museum) houses a variety of sculptures, carvings, statues, paintings and other objects grouped according to the major religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.