A Tibetan thangka of Vajrayogini as Naro-Dakini (Naro Khechari). Distemper

A Tibetan thangka of Vajrayogini as Naro-Dakini (Naro Khechari). Distemper and gold on cotton. 18th century The three-eyed, red-skinned Yogini stands on small figures of Bhairava and his consort Kalaratri, atop a lotus and before a flaming mandorla. She wears fine bone jewellery and holds a kapala in her raised left hand and a kartika in her right, with a khatvanga resting on her shoulder. Above her are teachers and Buddhas; below are further forms of the Dakini and dancing Citipati. Brocade mounting. 60 x 41 cm (image); 105 x 67 cm (mounting)

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