Framed Vintage Kalaga Tapestry No.18 - Thagyamin Nat 3-108_replicas_resources Rainsticks are believed to have

Rainsticks are believed to have originally been an invention of the Aztecs whom it is thought used them ritually to call for rain and thunderstorms

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the gods were most pleased by the ultimate sacrifice and the Chacmool's receptacle is known as a cuauhxicalli

Handmade in Nepal

Framed Vintage Kalaga Tapestry No.18 - Thagyamin Nat 3-108_replicas_resources Rainsticks are believed to haveThis beautiful kalaga tapestry depicts Thagyamin, the highest ranking nat in traditional Burmese Buddhist belief. A nat is a god like spirit believed to be either a human that was defied after death, or spirits of nature. This particular nat, Thagyamin, is considered as the King of Heaven, as well as the god of lightning, thunder and rain. He is the Burmese adaptation of the Hindu deities Indra. Here he is shown holding a yak tail fly whisk, known as