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. 19th 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. Two further manifestations of the powerful goddess appear at her sides. Above her is an assembly of teachers; below are dancing and music-making celestial attendants. Brocade mounting. 60.5 x 39 cm (image); 114 x 68 cm (mounting)

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