Gurumapa
Sign in to savethumb|200px|Plaque at Itum Bahal, Kathmandu. The caption reads "Gurumapa eating rice". thumb|200px|Kesh Chandra and sister from an old painting. thumb|200px|Tinkhya (Tundikhel) open field in Kathmandu, ca 1939. Gurumāpā (Nepal Bhasa: ; Devanagari: गुरुमापा) is a mythical creature in the folklore of Nepal Mandala. According to legend, he is said to take away disobedient children, and so was banished to a field in Kathmandu.
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- The legend
- Kesh Chandra
- Droppings turn to gold
- Banished to Tundikhel
- References
thumb|200px|Plaque at Itum Bahal, Kathmandu. The caption reads "Gurumapa eating rice". thumb|200px|Kesh Chandra and sister from an old painting. thumb|200px|Tinkhya (Tundikhel) open field in Kathmandu, ca 1939. Gurumāpā (Nepal Bhasa: ; Devanagari: गुरुमापा) is a mythical creature in the folklore of Nepal Mandala. According to legend, he is said to take away disobedient children, and so was banished to a field in Kathmandu.
The story of Gurumapa is one of the most well known folk tales in Newar society. He is depicted as a giant with a terrifying face and protruding fangs.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gurumapa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.