Thakali bronze bowls (chares dhakpa)

Image title: Thakali bronze bowls (chares dhakpa)

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Chares Dhakpa (चरेस ढक्प)—THe bronze bowls for eating / drinking.

The text in Devanagari reads:

चरेस ढक्प - कांसका बदुकाहरु

Transliteration (IAST):

caresa ḍhakpa - kamsaka [.../kasaka] badukāharu.

Plain text (initially IAST, brackets indicate Hunterian):

... [chares] dhakpa - kamsaka badukaharu [badukahru].

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/3.5
ISO: 1600
Focal length: 18mm

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Size: 1.79 MB
Resolution: 1425 x 950
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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