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

Above
Patan, 15 April 2016
Two capitals of the outer columns
were damaged to such an extent
that they had to be extensively
restored.
Left
Patan, 15 April 2016
The two capitals (Nev. metha) after
restoration. Intricately carved on
both sides, each of them shows the
same kind of decoration: a halo
face (Nev. kirtimukha) (facing
outside), and a stylized lotus (facing
inside); the kirtimukha does not devour
snakes, but spouts lotus leaves
instead. The lintels are decorated
with lotus scrolls. The design is in
each case individual. In both cases,
the lotus-side was heavily damaged
and had to be replaced by a new
carving. In one case, the side with
the kirtimukha could be reused, in
the other, one half is original and
the other has been replaced.
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