Fig. 23.
The Devī pyākhã (goddess dance) troupe from
Panauti - 2012.
- First row (bottom) from left to right :
Ganesh, Brahmayanī, Kaumārī, khyāh, demon (black, with protruding canines) betāh (yellow) 1 dog (khicā), 2 kavã (white skeleton), 2 khyāh (black with red tongue) and Vaisnavī.
- Second row (standing) from left to right :
Māheshvarī, Indrāyanī, Mahālākī, Bhairav, and Vārāhī. The leader of the troupe (nāyo) stands between Bhairav and Mahākālī.
© P. Shrestha