Bhairava

Roof strut to support the surrounding balcony

balcony at the south-west corner of the second

upper floor of the Aisamadu Sattal at the Taumadhi

Square in Bhaktapur. The fearsome

appearance of Ïiva is depicted in a rare

variant: His left hand reaches behind

behind the richly decorated crown with an outer

wreath of flames into the leaves of a tree - just as we

as we know it from the tree spirits, the

Salabanjikas. His hand position - the index finger

touches the thumb - is called Jnanamudra

and refers to wisdom and knowledge.

In this case, the fingers are holding the stem of a flower.

flower. With his right hand he holds his

characteristic weapon, the sword. Big-bellied

he stands on a loving couple, demonstrating the

universal meaning of procreation.

About thirty per cent smaller than the original.

20 cm x 120 cm, 2019