Image title: Illustrated Manuscript (top)

This Facsimile shows an Illustrated Manuscript of Hindu Tantrism (detail of top), from the 17th/18th century origination from Bhaktapur, Nepal.—Materials used: Handmade paper, ink, watercolors.

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The Patan Museum is located on the Durbar square of Patan (Lalitpur/Lalitapura, Kathmandu, Nepal) which is associated Keshav Narayan Chowk (Keshavnarayan)—a form of Lord Vishnu. Being listed as a World Heritage Site, the whole of Durbar square is filled with exquisite temples, sculptures and other ancient structures, of which the ancient history history can be traced to the Malla Kings of Lalitpur. It is an important site for both Buddhism and Hinduism.