Thangka Painting in Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur,’the city of devotees’, has always been the world’s capital for art and culture. From ancient times the people in Bhaktapur has been preserving thier ancient culture and art. From “Malla Dynasty of Kingship” is believed that the cultural aspects flourished and we can actually see how much culturally developed they were and how much creativity they had when it comes to art wheather in the form of Wood carving or thagka painting or architecture or carving or other several art form.This article here is about Thankga Painting in Bhaktapur and its significance in the city.

A thangka, also known as tangka, thanka or tanka(Nepali pronunciation:[ˈt̪ʰaŋka]; Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ་;Nepal Bhasa: पौभा) is a painting on cotton, or silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala of some sort. The thangka is not a flat creation like an oil painting or acrylic painting, but it consists of a picture panel which is painted or embroidered over which a textile is mounted and then over which is laid a cover, usually silk. Generally, thangkas last a very long time and retain much of their lustre, but because of their delicate nature, they have to be kept in dry places where moisture won’t affect the quality of the silk. It is sometimes called a scroll-painting.

Thangkas being originated in Tibet, It mainly focuses on the paintings relating to Buddhism and Buddhist Deities.

I remember my sister painting some of those thangkas at home when I was a kid. I still remember how much effort and concentration and skills it took. Thangka Painting is really a hard form of art.

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Whenever you are in Bhaktapur, you can see how colorful the inner areas of the city looks because of the wonderfully painted thangkas. They carry their own significance since they are used for teaching in Buddhism. They also illuminate the depth of art there was in Bhaktapur since the ancient.

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