Image title: Bhairav with attributes

This wood sculpture shows an image of Bhairav (Bhairava).—The image of Bhairav has an influence of Tantric practices. The God is standing on the double lotus base. This multi-armed image is garlanded by human heads and is holding his usual attributes like a skull-cup (kapala-patra), a damaru, a ghanta, a sword (khadga), a trident (trishula) and a shield (dhala).

Bhairav can also be spelled as Bhairava (भैरव्).

Gallery information:

The National Museum of Nepal (Rashtriya Museum) houses a variety of sculptures, carvings, statues, paintings and other objects grouped according to the major religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. This photo is from the Nepal wood sculpture (kashtha-kala) section.