Green Tara Thangka

Key Features of the Painting:

• Green Tara: Depicted with radiant green skin and seated in lotus position on a large pink lotus, symbolizing compassion, healing, purity, enlightenment, and spiritual awakening.
• Facial Features and Expression: Calm, serene face with a gentle smile and attentive gaze, radiating benevolence, awareness, and readiness to assist all beings.
• Hand Gestures (Mudras): Right hand in varada mudra (gesture of giving) symbolizes generosity and granting boons; left hand in abhaya mudra (gesture of protection) conveys refuge, safety, and graceful spiritual support.
• Attire and Ornaments: Adorned with golden crown, large earrings, necklaces, and armlets, and wearing an elaborately patterned skirt in blue, gold, and floral designs, highlighting divine elegance and enlightened presence.
• Lotus Flowers: Two blue utpala lotuses bloom near her shoulders, representing purity, spiritual blossoming, wisdom, and compassionate enlightenment.
• Background Elements: Large pink circular halo signifies divine radiance; sky transitions from light beige to deep blue, symbolizing spiritual depth; decorative blue and golden clouds frame her; rocky formation balances the composition.
• Offerings Below: Ritual offerings including flame-topped colored spheres, vajra, crown-like ornament, and sacred items rest by flowing blue water, creating harmony between the spiritual and natural worlds.
• Symbolism of Colors: Green embodies healing, growth, compassion, and protection; pink lotus signifies purity and divine birth; blue lotuses symbolize wisdom arising from compassion; gold ornaments represent enlightenment and spiritual wealth.