A handwritten Tibetan text (pecha) on handmade paper. In "headed" Tibetan dbu chen (Uchen) script. No title page. A very common cleansing and purification ritual, an incense ritual. The ritual is performed within the house if a new baby is born, or someone has died. Juniper, modern incense and tsampa are burned. Can be done by the individual or by a chowa or lama. Sometimes done by monks for large gatherings. Sang zhung (Tib. བསངས་གཞུང Wylie. bsangs gzhung).
Extent: One book consisting of twelve folios.
Size and dimensions of original material: Each folio is 59 cm x 9 cm, folding to 29.5 cm x 9 cm.
Condition of original material: Stained through usage and age. Some page damage but remaining text full legible.
Arrangement: All the material is kept within the prayer room (not seen). The precise country of origin is unknown. However it is almost certain that the original text was created in Tibet, though the specific material in question may have been copied locally in Spiti (India) at a later date.
