A PAUBHA DEPICTING A CHAKRASAMVARA MANDALA Nepal, 16th Century

blue Chakrasmavara with twelve arms and four heads standing in alidhasana in union with his consort Vajravarahi at the centre of the mandala palace, with concentric circles extending to the limits of the square palace ground, filled with gods and goddesses of the cycle and divided into red, green, yellow and blue segments, surrounded by the eight charnel grounds and bound by a ring of fire, multi-armed meditational deities in the four corners, including Hevajra, Kalachakra and Buddhakapala, a vajracharya performing homa puja below left, and members of the donor family to the right

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 18348.
28 1/4 by 22 in. (72 by 56 cm)