Astamangal Carved Handcrafted Wooden Incense Burner Purple Box Felt Shoulder Bag One of the oldest aromatic

One of the oldest aromatic as temple incense in Tibet

Makiko Ito

has been engaged in visual anthropology

is thought to have been the capital of the kingdom of Mithila from its foundation

Here the two hands of the Chenrezig is folded in the posture of Namaste and the other two hands are raised close to the shoulders holding lotus and garland in an infinite loop

Astamangal Carved Handcrafted Wooden Incense Burner Purple Box Felt Shoulder Bag One of the oldest aromaticThese 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