India, state of Jammu and Kashmir, Himalaya, Ladakh, Indus valley, monastery (gompa) of Matho, central detail of piece No. 181 of the collection, an eighteenth-century thangka, representing Vajrakila identified by its three heads his six arms, four legs and wings. He kisses his wife, painted in lighter blue. He is surrounded by the masters of his lineage and by the protection of the deities of his cycle

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Size: 4107px × 6161px
Location: Jammu and Kashmir state
Photo credit: © CAVALIER Michel / hemis.fr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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