Image title: Green Tara (Tibet, 16th century)

This Copper sculpture shows an image of Green Tara, from the 16th century origination from Tibet.—Materials used: Copper alloy.

Notes: The goddess Tara expresses compassion in the charitable “Granting of Favor” mudra (varada-mudra). Jewels and ocher gifts are imagined falling from the open palm and down-pointing fingers.

Gallery information:

The Patan Museum is located on the Durbar square of Patan (Lalitpur/Lalitapura, Kathmandu, Nepal) which is associated Keshav Narayan Chowk (Keshavnarayan)—a form of Lord Vishnu. Being listed as a World Heritage Site, the whole of Durbar square is filled with exquisite temples, sculptures and other ancient structures, of which the ancient history history can be traced to the Malla Kings of Lalitpur. It is an important site for both Buddhism and Hinduism.