Patan Museum (Nepal): photo 169
Photo 169 of 212 in Gallery: Patan Museum (Nepal)

Image title: Ganesha (Nepal, 16th century)
Description of the photo
This Bronze sculpture shows an image of Ganesha, from the 16th century origination from Nepal.—Materials used: Bronze.
Description: More svelte than most Ganeshas, this one sits comfortably with his trunk handy to a bowl of sweets. His hands express argument or explanation (vitarka mudra) and charity (varada mudra). His broken rusk was self-inflicted when he hurled part of it at the moon for making fun of his corpulence.
Gallery information:
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.
Photo details:
Date: 2019-12-02
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/20
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 100
Focal length: 18mm
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Resolution: 837 x 852
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0