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

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Half medallions in the form of stylized<br />

mirrors (jvālānhāykan), made<br />

<strong>to</strong> frame the corner tympana. The<br />

surface of each mirror features lotus<br />

foliage or fully opened flowers. A<br />

lotus stem rises at the bot<strong>to</strong>m and<br />

pierces a ring of āmalaka fruits<br />

before opening up.<br />

Pho<strong>to</strong>graphs Ashesh Rajbansh,<br />

August 4, <strong>2016</strong><br />

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