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Tantric Hindu Ritual Manual

17th century
Artist/maker unknown, Nepalese
This Nepalese illustrated manuscript unfolds like an accordion. It shows various deities, geometric diagrams, and energy points in the body. Priests most likely used this book as an instruction manual for the tantric rituals and meditations that continue to be an essential part of Nepalese religion and culture today.

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