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 Bishworupa
Bishworupa is an Universal form of God Shiva. Meanwhile, the Bhishworupa has many designations by different people as a different religion. Just like in Buddhist religion, belief is that Bishworupa is a Universal form of Shaharshavuj Avalekiteshwor. Even in Hindu religion, there are two theories of designation. One side, devotees of god believe that Bishworupa is a universal form of Bishnu. He has power to make the continuation of the universe. He is the real energy of the universe.

For example, 6 km far from Bhaktapur in the North side, there is a temple of Changu Narayan which was made by King Mandev. At the corner side of west & south of the temple, there is a statue of Bishworupa made by stone. It indicates that Bishworupa is also the next form of Bishnu.

On the other side; people believe that Bishworupa is the universal form of Shiva. He has the power of destruction. He can do anything to the Universe. People believed that he is the power of real energy for Generation, Operation, and Destruction of the Universe. So it is called that he is the real energy of the Universe. We believe, based on the wall painting of 55 windows Darbar Squire (55 Jhyal Darbar) which was made by King Bhupatindra Malla of Bhaktapur.

King Bhupatindra Malla was a successful king of his reign since AD 1698 to 1722. He was King of Bhaktapur in the middle age. In his period, there were made most of temples and many artistic materials were developed. King Bhupatindra Malla was interested in fine arts as himself. He used to paint wall paintings. Still, we can see lots of wall paintings in the area of Bhaktapur Darbar which were made by him. In side of 55 windows Darbar, there is large wall painting at the fourth side of the room. That wall painting was in restoration situation. Now, it is being renovated.

The Bishworupa wall painting is situated in the 55 windows Darbar which was in full side on the wall made by King Bhupatindra Malla. The room was used as his sacred room. In the wall painting, King Bhupatindra Malla defines himself in image of Bishworupa that he is one of the forms of Bishworupa. In this way, he just put a moustache on the face of the painting. It can be seen on the painting.

Mr. Sudarshan Suwal, thanka artist tried to copy as similar as possible even though the original wall painting is large and indistinct. He made it 7 X 10 feet in size. He also used pigments stone colour and real gold. He spent 20 months for completing the painting. The painting has become such a good painting and it is explicit to whoever can see easily and understand. According to the painting, Bishworupa is standing on to thorn asana with his consort. He has 1000 arms and all arms hold heads and deities. He just holds the Sun with his chariot by his first couple of arms. He has 62 heads. There are also lots of deities on his body figure. Also there is a face on the stomach of Bishworupa which is showing the birth of a mundane existence. He had 8 legs. He just wearing garland of deities and scull heads. There are 14 deities on the bottom side. On the side of the main figure, there are garland of several heads. Just side of the heads, there are lots of fires. It is the indicates that Bishworupa has more energy and is the most powerful god. On both sides of the figure, are shown scenes of mundane in 10 steps where most of armies and battlefields, kings and their life style and people and devotees. In some steps, they show about traditional festival and their relative people.In this way, the painting is depicted with different kind of features.
 
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