Newar Tantric Art
Newar Buddhist and Hindu tantric subjects — Avalokiteshvara, the Mahavidyas, Vajrayogini, Shiva-Ganesh-Bhairava, and more.
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Mask of Bhairava
Gyankar Vajracharya·Giclée Print · Gouache on cotton · 2006
Mask of Bhairava : This monochrome painting by Gyankar Bajracharya depicts the Mask of Bhairava as an intricate composition of various male and female tantric deities, ritual implements and symbols. Bhairava, the "Terrifying", is the wrathful form of Shiva-Mahadeva, with eight principal aspects of Bhairava appearing in the Newar tradition as guardians of…
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