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Temples of Pashupatinath, near Kathmandu.


Inscribed: Temple of Pasu pati Nath on the Banks of the Bagmati in the Valley of Nepal, from the South. No 36. The Chowmukhya Ling or 4 faced Phallus y clept Pasupati or Siva Genitor is the chief God of the orthodox as Adi Buddha y clept – Swayambhu nath is the chief God of the heterodox, as times now go in Nepal.From the collection of Brian Houghton Hodgson.
Pencil drawing : paper size: 30.2 x 48.8 cm, mount size: 55 x 66 cm.

Kathmandu
1844
Chitrakar, Raj Man Singh
Hodgson, Brian Houghton

RAS Hodgson 022.036.

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