“Bangemuda washya dyo,” The God of Tooth Pain
Bangemuda washya dyo (वास्या द्य) is located in Thayemadu, Kathmandu, Nepal, also known as Bangemuda. In Nepalbhasa wa means tooth, sya means pain, and dyo or dya means god. Washya Dyo is an unusual-shaped wooden deity worshiped by the local people, offering a “kislin” (small clay bowl) with rice, betel nut, and a coin to … Read more