[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Ritual crown # Ritual crown Elaborate crowns of this type are worn by Vajracaryas, Buddhist priests when officiating at religious ceremonies in Nepal. Vajracarya, "master of the thunderbolt", is both a caste and family name indicating those entitled to perform priestly functions. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1677 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-5-1946](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-5-1946) · Pramāṇa