Nepalese seasons
Subtitle: rain and ritual
By: Gautama V. Vaijracharya
Contributors: Rubin Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Rubin Museum of Art
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780991223104
Subjects: Nepali Art; Exhibitions
Description: This book, written for the Rubin Museum by renowned scholar Gautama V. Vajracharya, explores the relationships of the well-known deities, their festivals and rituals that are believed to affect nature and ensure the arrival of timely monsoon. The festivals and rituals also celebrate a successful harvest, preserve the continuity of their life sustaining cycles, and support the worship of the deities to guarantee well-being and personal development of the worshipers.
Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Rubin Museum of Art from May 6, 2016 to March 27, 2017.