A stone statue from the 12th-13th century located in Naxal, Kathmandu. In one of her fierce aspects, Durga slays the demon Mahisa in the form of a water buffalo, a composition known as Durga Mahishasura-mardini.
A stone statue from the 12th-13th century located in Naxal, Kathmandu. In one of her fierce aspects, Durga slays the demon Mahisa in the form of a water buffalo, a composition known as Durga Mahishasura-mardini.
The omnipotent Durga thrusts her trident into Mahisa's breast, and with serpents strangles his emissaries, Canda and Munda. This 14th century statue is located in Kavache-tol in Bhaktapur.
Stone statue of Vishnu in the Dwarf incarnation. A scence on the bottom right depicts the Vishnu's Dwarf incarnation showing the decorated sacrificial pot (yupa) readied for the Vedic horse sacrifice.