Tara on Elephant Ghau Thangka

A "Gau" or "Ghau" is a Tibetan Buddhist amulet container or prayer box, usually made of metal like silver, brass, copper or gold, and can be worn as jewelry if small enough. They are portable shrines that opens to a concealed inner space, and is traditionally used by Buddhists to hold a picture of their favorite deity or Lama, a folded up scroll of sacred mantras, special herbs or sacred relics, and prayer flags.

❤ This Ghau or Locket Thangka is hand painted by Nepalese thangka artist. Ghau Thangka is being very popular recently because of its small size and looks very beautiful that can be easily worn as a locket. Ghau Thangka Paintings may have any Hindu, Buddhist or Bodhisattva deities portrayed. The painting is painted on a cotton canvas which takes several days to create in order for the thangka to be painted. This small Thangka Painting or Ghau Thangka is painted using natural stone colour, natural pigments, Gold & Silver.

❤ The Ghau Thangka also comes with a protective glass so the thangka is protected against any scratch and moisture. The Ghau Locket also have the beautiful Natural stones such as Ruby, Turquoise and other high quality crystal stones.

Product Specification

• Painting Size: (5 x 4) cm
• Ghau / Amulet Size : ( 6 x 4.5 ) cm
• Hand Painted Thangka
• Hand Carved Ghau or Amulet
• Materials: Semi-Precious Natural Minerals, Pure Gold
• Base: Cotton Canvas
• Origination: Nepal

Note: We try to send you the Amulet or Locket as shown in the photo or the best quality we have and there might be slight variance because of hand making process.

White Tara is one of the forms of Tara. White Tara is also known as the mother of liberalization. She is a female Bodhisattva who sees all suffering and responds to requests for help. Tara is a meditation deity whose practice is believed to bring develop inner qualities and understand outer, inner, and secret teaching about compassion and emptiness. She is very quick to fulfill our wishes and to grant us happiness and long life, as well as to help us develop wisdom.

A new and amazingly detailed hand painted thangka from kathmandu. This is a one pcs Mandala very beautiful for meditation, decoration or getting positive energy. This mandala is purely painted with Gold and natural stone color.