Image title: Thakali copper and brass vessels (Jharies) (1)

Copper and brass vessels (Jharies) with spout for offering pure water.

The text in Devanagari reads:

चोखो पानी चढाउने तामा तथा पित्तलका

Transliteration (IAST):

cokho pānī caḍhāune tāmā tathā pittalakā.

Plain text (initially IAST, brackets indicate Hunterian):

... [chokho] pani cadhaune tama tatha pittalaka.

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.