Nepal Kathmandu Small candle-lit niche in the shrine to Ajima goddess of smallpox containing an ancient seated Buddha blacked

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Nepal, Kathmandu, Small, candle-lit niche in the shrine to Ajima, goddess of smallpox, containing an ancient, seated Buddha, blacked by candle soot, and decorated with red powder, with rice grains and a marigold flower offerings around it.

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Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Nepal, Kathmandu.
Photo credit: © David Cumming / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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