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PATAN MUSEUM EXHIBITION
Height: 46 cm / Width: 21 cm / Depth: 11 cm
This statue was part of the exhibition in the Patan Museum: "The Revival of Newari Woodcarving, 2024".
Padmapani (“The Lotus-Bearer”) stands with his lowered hand in the boon-granting gesture, while holding a lotus’ stem in the other hand, which symbolizes purity. Padmapani is crowned and finely dressed as a saviour prince. Padmapani is an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, the Boddhisattva of Compassion.
