Kala Bhairava (Shiva), Newar diety, in Durbar Square (or Hanuman Dhoka), in Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

This 12 foot high stone image of Kala Bhairava, a diety important to the Newars, was sculpted in the 17th century, in Durbar Square (or Hanuman Dhoka), in Kathmandu, Nepal. Shiva appears as Bhairab in his terrifying mode. Bhairab can appear in 64 different ways, none of them pretty. "Telling a lie while standing before Kala Bhairab will bring instant death." Kala means black, and Bhairava is Sanskrit for "Terrible" or "Frightful" (also known as Kala Bhairab, Bhairava, Bhairo, Bhairon or Bhairadya). Published in Silkroad inflight magazine for Dragonair September 2013 issue by Bauer Media Hong Kong.

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This 12 foot high stone image of Kala Bhairava, a diety important to the Newars, was sculpted in the 17th century, in Durbar Square (or Hanuman Dhoka), in Kathmandu, Nepal. Shiva appears as Bhairab in his terrifying mode. Bhairab can appear in 64 different ways, none of them pretty. "Telling a lie while standing before Kala Bhairab will bring instant death." Kala means black, and Bhairava is Sanskrit for "Terrible" or "Frightful" (also known as Kala Bhairab, Bhairava, Bhairo, Bhairon or Bhairadya). Published in Silkroad inflight magazine for Dragonair September 2013 issue by Bauer Media Hong Kong.