Kathmandu Durbar Square 05 04 Kala Bhairav Statue

Kathmandu Durbar Square 05 02 Shiva-Parvati Temple

Kathmandu Durbar Square 05 03 Shiva and Parvati Look Out From Window Of Shiva-Parvati Temple

Kathmandu Durbar Square 05 04 Kala Bhairav Statue

Kathmandu Durbar Square 06 01 Jagannath Temple and King Malla Column

Kathmandu Durbar Square 06 02 Hanuman Statue

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Hindu pilgrims touch the huge stone statue of Kala (black) Bhairav, Shiva's 6-armed destructive form, in Kathmandu Durbar Square. Atop his wide-eyed face is a crown decorated with human skulls, and on his back is a human skin. Kala Bhairav stands on a prostrate figure that represents human ignorance.

Kathmandu Durbar Square 05 04 Kala Bhairav Statue Hindu pilgrims touch the huge stone statue of Kala (black) Bhairav, Shiva's 6-armed destructive form, in Kathmandu Durbar Square. Atop his wide-eyed face is a crown decorated with human skulls, and on his back is a human skin. Kala Bhairav stands on a prostrate figure that represents human ignorance.

DATE: 2005-07-16 10:14