 Golden torana with Shiva, Parvati, Ganesh and Kumar, Golden Gate, Royal Palace, Durbar Square, Patan |
 Golden Gate, Keshav Naryan Chowk, Royal Palace, Durbar Square, Patan |
 Golden Gate, Keshav Naryan Chowk, Royal Palace, Durbar Square, Patan |
 The excellent Patan Museum is part of the Royal Palace on Patan's Durbar Square |
 The exhibits are well marked. This case is examining postures used in sculpture |
 Adinatha, a Jain saint, 1593 - Rajasthan |
 Dakini, a Buddhist attendant goddess, 16-17th C. Tibet |
 White Tara of the Seven Eyes, 18-19th C. Tibet |
 Sadakshari Lokeshvara, 17th C. Tibet |
 Shiva and Parvati, 18th C. Nepal |
 Uma-Mahesvara, 12th C. Nepal, recovered in 2000 after being stolen from a shirine in 1982 |
 Shiva and Parvati, 13-14th C. Nepal |
 Gahesha's transport, the Rat, 19th C. Nepal |
 Description of the rat statue, Patan Museum |
 Gallery of Patan Museum |
 Vishnu carried by the Sunbird, 17-18th C. Nepal |
 Vishnu, Nepal 9-10th C. |
 Vishnu |
 Fluting Vishnu on Garuda, 17-18th C. Nepal |
 Vishnu and Lakshmi composite image, 14-15th C. Nepal |
 Narada, the Heavenly Musician, 15-16th C. Nepal |
 Throne of the Kings of Patan |
 Incense burner and temple bells, 19th C. Nepal |
 Indra, 9-10th C. Nepal |
 Hanu-Bhairava, 1754 Nepal (Bhaktapur) |
 Hanu-Bhairava, 17-18th C. Nepal |
 Siddhi Lakshmi, goddess of miraculous power, 16-17th C. Nepal |
 The goddess Bhrikuti, 17-18th C. Nepal |
 Padmasambhava, the great magician-teacher, 17th C. Tibet |
 Portrait of a lama, 16th C. Tibet |
 Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha, 12th C. Nepal |
 Shakyamuni Buddha, 13-14th Tibet or Nepal |
 Maitreya with Chaitya attribute, 17-18th C. Tibet |
 Akshobya, 12th C. Nepal |
 Dipankara, the Buddha of Fixed Light, 17-18th C. Nepal |
 Maitreya, the Buddha to Come, 18th C. Nepal |
 Amoghasiddhi, the Buddha of Unfailing Success, 17-18th C. Tibet |
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 Vajrasattva in mystic union with his consort Prajna |
 Sadakshari Lokeshvara, Lord of the Six Syllables "Om mani padme hum" 17-18th C. Tibet |
 Maitreya the Benevolent, 16-17th C. Tibet |
 Vaishravana, 17-18th C. Tibet |
 Tara of the Seven Eyes, 17-18th C. Tibet |
 Padmapani Lokeshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, 16-17th C. Nepal |
 Kurukulla, 17th C. Tibet |
 Vajrapani, 15-16th C. Tibet |
 Five image composition with Maitreya Buddha and Bodhisattva Vajrapani, 19th C. Nepal |
 Shakyamuni Buddha, 17-18th C. Nepal |
 Walkway around the interior courtyard, Patan Museum |
 Typical Nepalese bottles |
 Kalash with Bhairav mask, 18th C. Nepal |
 Poster advertising Classical Dance of Nepal at the Patan Museum |