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9. Lokeshvara
Stone
h.: 1.30 m; w.: 0.49 m.

 Lokeshvara

THREATENED: This statue of Lokeshvara, the Buddhist deity of compassion, in Gahiti, Patan, has survived five attempts of theft and is now encrusted by a thick layer of concrete. Photo: 1. 5. 85. (Fig. E179/G15)

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