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An antique, 19th Century tsakli painting in mineral pigments depicting within a highly stylised mountainous landscape and encircling clouds and within a saffron nimbus from which rainbows fly, is a manifestation of Padmasambhava - Nya Ozer, clad in a tiger skin dhoti. He holds a khatvanga in his right hand, his left hand holding the rays of the sun - he is reputed to have had the power to make the sun stand still. 9 x 11.6cm


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