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Mahakala
Natural stone ground pigment on Handmade cotton canvas
Lok Chitrakar/Nepal
2009

 

Detail: Close-up of face

Mahakala is worshiped by both Hindu and Buddhist devotees and is the protector of the doctrine of the Buddha dharma. Deities are
from traditional format, but the Paubha is an original composition of the artist.

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