Astamangal Carved Handcrafted Wooden Incense Burner Red Box Silk Blend Pashmina the Prajapatis

the Prajapatis

Fritz took must of these photos while working several years in Nepal in the 1970s and inthe northern Pakistan in the 1980s

The second syllable “ma” is a feminine ending

Over the years other groups have come to live in Ghandruk

this thangka has been painted with intricate brush strokes bringing fine details to every aspect

Astamangal Carved Handcrafted Wooden Incense Burner Red Box Silk Blend Pashmina the PrajapatisThese beautiful rectangular Astamangal Carved Tibetan Incense burner boxes are hand crafted by a Newar Family of Bhaktapur Nepal, the Prajapatis. These boxes are beautifully painted and have carvings of Eight Auspicious Symbols. All the work in these incense burner boxes are meticulously hand carved and hand painted. The lid has a narrow elongated opening which works as an exhaust for the incense smoke and fragrance. Also, there is a place to store