Nepal; preparing the Bisket chariot, Bhaktapur, 1986

  • Carole Reeves
  • Digital Images
  • Online

Available online

view Nepal; preparing the Bisket chariot, Bhaktapur, 1986

Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

You can use this work for any purpose, including commercial uses, without restriction under copyright law. You should also provide attribution to the original work, source and licence. Read more about this licence.

Credit

Nepal; preparing the Bisket chariot, Bhaktapur, 1986. Carole Reeves. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

Selected images from this work

View 1 image

About this work

Description

Nepal; preparing the bisket chariot, Bhaktapur in the Kathmandu Valley, 1986. Carpenters prepare the chariot which will carry effigies of the goddess Bhadrakali and her spouse Bhairav for the Nepalese Hindu New Year festival of Bisket which is held in the month of Baisakh (usually mid-April), at Bhaktapur. The chariot becomes the prize of a mammoth tug-of-war between the eastern and western halves of the town. The winning side plays host to the divinities for the next 7 days.

Contributors

Subjects

Permanent link