A Gilt Copper Alloy Purbha
17th/18th Century. Mongolia. 11 in. (28 cm) long (via Bonhams)
This ritual implement’s fine detail, rich gilding, tripartite blade, and finial are typical of the luxurious Buddhist bronze casting of the Zanabazar school of Mongolia. Compare each face’s three-tipped flaming eye brows with a Vajrabhairava in the Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts (HAR 50308).
BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, New Delhi - Drone View
The largest Hindu temple in the world. Truly breathtaking. Unfortunately no cameras were allowed on the property 🚁
(via Instagram: wheresmonti)