Brahmarupa Mahakala

The figure is seated on a lotus base with one leg pendant, displaying a wrathful, bearded facial expression with bulging eyes and a crown of skulls. He wears ornate jewelry, including a necklace, armlets, and a sacred thread, and his hair is swept back in a flame-like crown. His right hand is raised, holding a curved ritual knife (kartika), while his left hand rests near his lap, holding a skull cup (kapala). The smooth, polished brass surface emphasizes the deity's dynamic, semi-wrathful stance.

Brahmarupa Mahakala represents the enlightened form of the protector deity Mahakala, specifically appearing as a Brahmin to aid practitioners of the Chakrasamvara Tantra. This iconography is central to the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, where the deity is invoked to remove obstacles to spiritual practice.