KVPT’s Patan Darbar Earthquake Response Campaign - Work to Date - September 2016

Harishankara Temple
The Eight Mother Goddesses
(Ashtamatrika) guard the doorways
on quarter round panels below the
lintel. The deities are placed on a
lotus throne; a devotee stands on a
lotus throne at the outer side in the
gesture of adoration.
Photographs Indra Shilpakar, April 2014
Top
Western doorway, from right to
left: Varahi on a pair of bulls (lost
in the 1970’s) and Indrayani on
a pair of elephants (lost in the
1970’s).
Bottom
Northern doorway, from right to
left: Mahakali on a pair of corpses
and the attendant figure mirroring
Mahakali's emaciated appearance,
and Mahalakshmi on a pair of
lions.
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