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PATAN MUSEUM EXHIBITION
This statue was part of the exhibition in the Patan Museum: "The Revival of Newari Woodcarving, 2024."
Buddhist goddess of prosperity, Basundhara (whose name means “Bearer of Treasure”) is associated with material and spiritual abundance. In the Newari community, she is most frequently represented with six-arms instead of two.
She is closely connected with the rice cultivation of the fertile Kathmandu valley and worshipped for plentiful harvest. Rice has always been essential for the Newars, especially for sustaining the Himalayan trade between Nepal, Tibet and India. In temple and family shrines, Bashundhara is therefore one of the most popular deities worshipped for succeeding in business.
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