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 |