Butter churning in Nepal

Not only a part of day-to-day activity, it is a component of traditional culture and identity of Nepalese society.

[1][2] It involves the separation of butter from curd by the action of centrifugation using a series of traditional devices.

Cylindrical in shape at the body, it has a narrow neck while the mouth is a spreading fan-like structure.

[3] Madaani, (Nepali: मदानी) also known as Ghupa, it is the most important and major functional device used in the churning process.

[4] It is a tool made with the following parts: (Nepali: तोर्सो/तरो) It is a flat structure consisting of hole at one end to let the Saro of Madaani in and thereby holding it in place while tied with a rope at the other end to hold it on a supporting structure.