thangka (temple banner (ritual & belief: ritual apparatus))

Thangka depicting unidentified deity resembling six-armed Mahakala in Garuda form and eight similar figures Principal figure holds in left hands, descending: khatanga and fly-whisk; right hands descending; scorpion, skullcap, vajra; and wears a tiger skin. Image 440 x 330 mm.

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