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Pholha

Pholai is an annual ritual in the Ura village in Bumthang in order to propitiate a certain male deity. During the ritual, people go to fetch a young tree from the mountains. The tree is juniper, fir or some others depending on the family traditiona and this attached with a tall bamboo. A flag made these two and a small piece of cloth is hoisted on the rooftop around twilight with specific words of invitation to a meal. The following day, a meal of a special dish of Bramnyai is displayed in the attic of the house.

  • ཕོ་ལྷ། (Dzongkha, Tibetan script, Original)(2015)
    • > Pholha (English, Latin script, Translation)(2015)
    • > pho lha (Dzongkha, Latin script, Transliteration-THL Extended Wylie Transliteration)(2015)
    • > po lha (Dzongkha, Latin script, Transcription-THL Simplified Tibetan Transcription)(2015)

Subject ID: S8239