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On the Loss of Cultural Heritage in Quake-Ravaged Nepal
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Fig. 10.
The primordial sunken shrine (piṭha) of Pācali Bhairava is sheltered only by a pipal tree. In the foreground at ground level lies a copper repoussé image, a "goblin" (vetāla) which receives blood sacrifices in the god's name.