Yak butter candles, tormas and sculptures's by walker

Lhasa - China, Tibet Tormas are molded ornaments that are offered to deities and used in purification ceremonies and are sculpted from dough made from tsampa and butter.

Uploaded: Mar, 08 2009 | Taken: Jun, 24 2007| Viewed: 23 times  | 3 votes

jacko1 - Mar, 09 2009 05:03pm Very ornate, is it true that the milk of yaks is pink?. walker - Mar, 12 2009 07:03am Hi Jacko1, yak butter is yellow, the butter is also dyed for sculpture. walker - Mar, 12 2009 08:03am Hi Jacko, I have found a picture of some yak butter in a plastic carry bag jacko1 - Mar, 12 2009 05:03pm How come that a lot of people believe that the milk, not the butter, is pink?.