Mural depicting oracle outlined in flames wearing gold headdress, red and gold robe, and cascading ribbons

Mural of the Nechung Oracle Shakya Yarpel (fl. 1856–1900)

Location
Assembly Hall, Nechung Monastery, Lhasa, U region, central Tibet (present-day TAR, China)

Date
ca. 1900, restored ca. 1996

Material
materials unknown

Dimensions
height approx. 13 ft. (4 m)

Photo Credit
photograph by Christopher Bell, 2011

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