Bhima Bhīmasena Newari Nepalese Bronze Hindu Buddhist God Of Commerce And Prosperity

Bhīmasena, the second of the five Pāṇḍava brothers in the Mahābhārata, is worshipped in Nepal as a form of Bhairava. Referred to as ‘Bhīmsen’, he is especially popular among the Newar business/trading community, which worships his images on small altars in shops as the God of commerce and prosperity. Inscriptional evidence shows that Bhīmasena has been worshipped in Nepal at least since 1540, but the cult is likely to be older. Bhīmasena’s shrines and temples are common in today’s Nepal (there are about 13 shrines to Bhimsen in Nepal), and various iconographic forms of the divinity are represented independently in paintings, line drawings, woodcarvings and bronze sculptures.

The Mahā-bhīmasena-dhāraṇī describes the simple iconographic form commonly seen in roadside shrines in Nepal, on tympana of temples or on or to the side of doors, when Bhīmasena serves as guardian or doorkeeper of Śiva temples. While in his simple or pacifist form, Bhīma holds a club (gadā) in his right hand, while displaying the gesture of protection (abhayamudrā) with his left. Bhīmasena usually wears a short-sleeved shirt of mail covering his upper body, a long skirt (jāmā) and a decorated mukuṭa on his head. He has a prominent moustache and occasionally holds a sword and shield.

Period - 19th century

Condition - Good condition

Measurement - Height 9.8 cm

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