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A Chaturbhuja Lokeshvara Three Deity Page has been added. The images included in the gallery are only a selection.

The Chaturbhuja Lokeshvara Main Page has been updated with additional links and images.

A Chaturbhuja Lokeshvara Wearing a Tiger Skirt Page has been added and linked to the Avalokiteshvara Main Page. Currently there are only two paintings identified as belonging to this rare form of Lokeshvara. The only difference between the standard Chaturbhuja Lokeshvara and this newly documented form is the striped tiger skin skirt worn around the waist, otherwise all attributes and characteristics appear to be the same.

The Avalokiteshvara Main Page has been updated with additional images and links in preparation for a major upgrade to the page.

The Animal Headed Deities Page has been updated with additional images and links.

The Mahachakra Vajrapani Page has been updated with additional images and links.

A gallery page of Winged Deities has been added to the HAR site. The page includes both male and female, Bon and Buddhist, deities.

A new main page has been added for Jinasagara Lokeshvara and the three main traditions associated with this deity: Mitra, Rechung, & Mindrolling.

The Jinasagara Lokeshvara Page of the Rechung Tradition has been updated with additional images and links.

A new main page has been added for the Jinasagara Lokeshvara of the Mitra Yogin Tradition. This form of Jinasagara differs in appearance from the Rechungpa and Mindrolling forms of the deity. The latter two are almost identical in appearance.

A new main page has been added for the Jinasagara Lokeshvara of the Mindrolling Tradition of Terdag Lingpa Gyurmed Dorje.

The Wrathful Forms of Avalokiteshvara Page has been updated with additional images and links.

The Red Avalokiteshvara Page has been updated with additional images and related links.

The Pagpa Lokeshvara Page has been updated.

A Hats of the Himalayas - Four Principal Styles Page has been updated. (See the Glossary: Hats of the Himalayas).

A Glossary of Hats of the Himalayas has been added. It is a work in progress with more definitions, links and examples to be added. (See the Main Glossary Page).

This photo of an iconographically unique Manjushri sculpture with gold leaf was taken at Bodhgaya, India, in 1980. The sculpture resided in the small Ha Ha Gobi temple across the lane from the entrance to the main Bodhgaya Temple. Sometime after the late 1980s the sculpture disappeared. Has anyone seen this Manjushri sculpture?

The Himalayan Art Resources Team (HAR) is interested to know if this painting of Shri Devi Dudsolma belongs to a museum, institution or private collection. Between 1970 and 1974 the painting appeared as a large format poster printed on paper, offered for sale, approximately 3 feet by 2 feet in size. There was no printing or copyright information located on the front or back of the poster. If possible the HAR Team would like to locate the original painting and owner.

A gallery for Black Hats & Blue Hats has been added.

There are three famous Tibetan & Mongolian teachers known for wearing a characteristic black hat. Two of the hats were gifts from the Chinese Yongle Emperor. The three teachers are the incarnation line of the Gyalwa Karmapas, Jamchen Choje Shakya Yeshe, founder of Sera Monastery, and Zanabazar (Yeshe Dorje). The black hat of the Karmapas has two different styles, simple and ornate. The simple black hat is made of cloth and considered a type of utility hat intended to be worn daily. The ornate and heavily jewelled hat is reserved for important religious gatherings and rituals. The hat of Shakya Yeshe is designed like a Five Buddha initiation crown, a hat commonly used in Vajrayana Buddhist rituals. The black colour on the hat of Zanabazar is from the thick trim and upturned flaps made of dark animal fur lining the inside and surrounding brim.

Additional images have been added to the Dali Kingdom sculpture page.