reflections on sound and music in nepalese (life -cycle
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Astrid Zotter
Reflections on Sound and Music in Nepalese (Life-Cycle) Rituals
Temples at Mangalbazar, PatanPhoto: 16.03.2007
Permanent Ritual Space
Temple for Nāsadyaḥ, god of musicN. Gutschow „Architecture of the Newars“, Vol. 1
1. Permanent Ritual Space
1. Permanent Ritual Space
Bell at the Kālikā temple, Gorkha palacePhoto: 15.02.2012
1. Permanent Ritual Space
Big Bell at Patan palacePhoto: Prakash Bajracharya (flickr.com)
Big Bell at Bhaktapur palacePhoto: AdjaFong (flickr.com)
1. Permanent Ritual Space
Big Bell (Ṭhūlo ghaṇṭā) at Kathmandu palacePhoto: Gvnkelly (tripwow.tripadvisor.com)
2. Temporary Ritual Space
Sacrificial Enclosure (maṇḍapa) erected for marriagePhoto: 23.01.2011
2. Temporary Ritual Space
Placing implements needed for performing fire sacrificePhoto: 15.12.2010
2. Temporary Ritual Space
Ritual patron ringing the bell in worshipping the mothersPhoto: 15.12.2010
2. Temporary Ritual Space
Priest chanting mantras during marriagePhoto: 23.01.2011
3. Ritual Space in Motion
Procession of Naradevī, KathmanduPhoto: 22.03.2012
3. Ritual Space in Motion
Khaḍgasiddhijātrā of Bhadrakālī, Kathmandu, 22.10.2015Photo: fb.com/mhasika
“The special power of the Gathu [i.e. gardeners] primarily derives from the divine sound they produce by the grace of Nāsadyaḥ, the god of music and dance. The Gathu are the only ones who by their music can set into motion the procession image of the reluctant god Pacalī Bhairava…”
(van den Hoek 2004, 84)
Ritual Space in Motion
Arrival of the wedding procession at the ritual venuePhoto: 08.03.2011
Arrival of the wedding processionPhoto: 22.11.2010
Ritual Space in Motion
Pañcai Bājā announcing the of the wedding processionPhoto: 22.11.2010
Ritual Space in Motion
Members of the wedding procession dancingPhoto: 18.02.2011
Ritual Space in Motion
Temporary Ritual SpaceImparting the mantraduring initiationPhoto: 07.03.2011
Concerted ritual actions on the„auspiciousmoment“ (śubhalagna) Photos: 09.03.2012
nasadya
nasadya
Initiation performed at the Rāmatemple of Battis Putali, DeopatanPhoto: 5.12.2006
Permanent Ritual Space
Pupils of a Veda school hired for an initiationPhoto: 20.02.2011
Permanent Ritual Space
Parṭi Pyālas, Kathmandu
Permanent Ritual Space
Prospective bride and groom at their kuro chinneat a Party Palace, KathmanduPhoto: 22.02.2012
Permanent Ritual Space
Brass Band hired for marriage, KathmanduPhoto: 18.02.2011
Astrid Zotter
Reflections on Sound and Music in Nepalese (Life-Cycle) Rituals