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Swet Bhairab

Swet Bhairab depicts the most dangerous face of Lord Shiva. The mask of Swet Bhairab is kept throughout the year and taken out only during Indra Jatra.
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Swet Bhairab
Swet bhairab
Mandala Network
Swet Bhairav The temple of Swet Bhairav is one of the eight Bhairav temples which is situated in Basantapur of Kathmandu. It is kept hidden inside a wooden curtain throughout the year, and taken …
Pramin Manandhar
Bhairav ~ Indra Jatra Masks of Bhairav are displayed at various places in Kathmandu throughout the eight days of the festival. Bhairav is the terrifying aspect of Shiva. The largest ones are of …

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Kathmandu Metropolitan Office

Swet Bhairav

Inside the wooden latticed screen, below Dega Taleju is hidden the terrifying face of Swet Bhairav. The giant sculpture was fashioned and installed in 1795, during the rule of Rana Bahadur Shah, the …
Utkarsh S. Thapa
The twelve feet high, metal-plated head of The Swet Bhairav near the Degutaleju Temple at the Kathmandu Durbar Sq.Complex, is believed to be the manifestation of the most ferocious face of Lord Shiva.