Shri Tara Devi - Brass Wall SculptureThe beautiful brass figure of the female Boddhisattva is nicely carved out with some spectacular carvings and designs on it. Tara is a female Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism who appears as a female Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism. Tara is a tantric meditation deity whose practice is used by practitioners of the Tibetan branch of Vajrayana Buddhism to develop certain inner qualities and understand outer, inner and secret teachings about compassion and

The lost wax method is used here

The ancient Greeks and Romans wore amethyst and made drinking vessels of it in the belief that it would prevent intoxication

the lamp is being beautifully chiseled out of brass metal by the artist and the figure reveals some greater degree of smoothness

and is filled with many precious items

In Chinese Avalokiteshvara is known as Guānshìyīn Púsà

because he attained enlightenment

Malas are used for keeping count while reciting

Golden Fishes

Some Tibetan Buddhist traditions call for the use of animal bone (most commonly yak)

They are also believed to bring fortune and good luck

Here Lord Ganesh appears with five heads and ten hands

These appear all together or singly as a frequent decorative motif in stone