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Stamped clay images are common place in the Himalayas and surrounding regions. They are often made from clay mixed with the ashes of revered teachers. The process of making them is an act of devotion and the finished images are distributed to the faithful.

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)
(Standing Figure)

Teacher (Lama)
Tsongkapa

Teacher (Lama)
Tsongkapa

Teacher (Lama)
Tsongkapa

Bodhisattva
(unidentified male)

Ushnishavijaya (Buddhist Deity)

Ushnishavijaya (Buddhist Deity)

Ganapati (Indian God & Buddhist Deity)
Red (12 hands)

Ganapati (Indian God & Buddhist Deity)
Red (12 hands)

Vajrasattva (Buddhist Deity)

Vajrabhairava (Buddhist Deity)
with consort

Vajrapani (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)