Exquisite Thangka of Lord Mahankal hand-painted in Nepal

Description:

Size : 45*61cm

Several series of Hindu deitiesare found in the Buddhist Pantheon. Mahankal is one of the Hindudeities of Brahma group. He is one of the eight terrible deities inthe Buddhist pantheon with ornaments of snakes, canine teeth,protruding belly and dressed with tiger skin. He is dark blue incolour. He carries trisula and kapala in his two hands. He may haveone face with two, four or six arms or eight faces with sixteenarms. As he is the defender of law, he is given a good position atthe entrance doors of Buddhist Shrines.