Mandala of Chandra, God of the Moon, early Malla period, late 14th–early 15th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Distemper on cloth, Overall: 16 x 14 1/4 in. (40.6 x 36.2 cm), Paintings, The center of this mandala depicts the moon god Chandra flanked by two female archers who shoot arrows of light to drive away the darkness. Chandra holds two lotuses and rides a chariot pulled by seven geese, an arrangement that parallels depictions of the sun god Surya, whose chariot is pulled by horses
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Mandala, Chandra, God, Moon, early Malla period, late 14th–early 15th century, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Distemper, cloth, Overall, 16 x 14 1/4, 40.6 36.2 cm, Paintings, center, mandala depicts, moon god, flanked, two female, archers, shoot arrows, light, drive away, darkness, Chandra holds, two, lotuses, rides, chariot pulled, seven geese, arrangement, parallels depictions, sun Surya, chariot, pulled, horses
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