BHOPAL, Feb. 25 -- n Under the popular museum series 'Exhibit of the Month' of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, a traditional object is displayed in the appearance for a whole month. The exhibit for the month of February 2024 Phurba - A Ritual Implement is on display in the indoor exhibition building-Veethi Sankul.This object has been composed by Assistant keeper Rashmi shukla. About the exhibit displayed in the exhibition, Rashmi shukla said that the Phurba, also spelled Phurbha or Phurpa. 'Phur' is the Tibetan translation of the Sanskrit word keel, meaning peg or nail.
It is a ritual implement made up of bronze in the shape of a pointed dagger with beveled edges on three sides, deeply rooted in the Tantric and Bon traditions o...