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kronckew · 1st September 2010, 08:21 PM

a picture of the whole khukuri would be nice...

i think it's Hanuman the monkey god...popular decoration on khukuris:

hanuman was once tasked to retrieve a medicinal herb to cure one of the other gods. hence the monkey followed by the herbal design and the sun/moon. apparently he brought back the whole mountain rather than just the herbs.

1st September 2010, 08:21 PM	#8
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	a picture of the whole khukuri would be nice... i think it's Hanuman the monkey god...popular decoration on khukuris: hanuman was once tasked to retrieve a medicinal herb to cure one of the other gods. hence the monkey followed by the herbal design and the sun/moon. apparently he brought back the whole mountain rather than just the herbs. Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 1st September 2010 at 08:58 PM.