In the Khasa Malla Tradition
A Thangka of Vikram Shahi (r. 1602-1631) King of Jumla

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Figure 12: Vikram Shahi (and his mother, or queen?)
Early or late 17th c.
Painted clay, size unknown
Drigung gompa, Gumbatara, Tichurong, lower Dolpo, Nepal

Janaklal Sharma interpreted the smaller, headless figure as the mother of Vikram Shahi.  cf Sharma, Janaklal, 1971,  p. 21.

Photo: Jag Bahadur Budha, 2019, Gumbatara