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

The four corner tympana above the
arcaded ambulatory. The curved
elements combine the basic elements
of the wide tympana. Vishnu
rides on Garuda in four different
postures:
Top Left
Seated on a throne.
Top Right
With raised knees.
Bottom Left
With his feet resting on the bird's
arms.
Bottom Right
Lost.
Garuda's talons firmly rest on the
legs of the pair of anthropomorphized
snakes. The U-shaped
frame of the throne is guarded by a
winged and horned leonine creature
(sārdūla), while the arch is crowned
by Kīrtimukha. With the hands of
winged arms this "sky face" spouts
forth water in the shape of snake
bodies, the bottom ends are occupied
by a pair of Makara whose
tails end in coils of foliage.
Photographs Ashesh Rajbansh,
August 4, 2016
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