Fire ritual at chiwang monastery during the mani rimdu festival. these monks circumambulate the pyre after its ignition. one holds a long book wrapped in a felicitous scarf. the purifying fire takes the offering and raises them towards the sky in smoke. the circumambulatory ritual also recalls the way disciples showed respect for the buddhas body. solu khumbu, nepal
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Image id: 1196-107
Release status: Not Model or Property Released
Shot date: February 2009
Upload date: August 2012
Artist: Thomas Kelly
Release status: Not Model or Property Released
Shot date: February 2009
Upload date: August 2012
Artist: Thomas Kelly
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