This 15.75″ Kurukulla (Red Tara) statue is fully fire gilded in 24K gold throughout — figure, flame mandorla, and lotus pedestal in a unified golden presentation that makes this the most visually striking of the two Kurukulla statues in the collection, and the more formally imposing altar piece of the two. The statue was handcrafted in Patan, Nepal by master Newar artisans using the traditional lost wax sculpting method, with the face hand-painted in characteristic detail. The removable frame can be adjusted or detached to suit the altar space. Read more about Kurukulla’s iconography and practice in our Dakini statues FAQ.
This statue depicts Kurukulla with her left foot specifically on Rahu — the eclipse demon of Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, who causes eclipses by swallowing the sun and moon and represents the obscuration of wisdom and clarity by grasping and delusion. Kurukulla trampling Rahu signifies her subjugation of precisely the force that prevents beings from seeing clearly — making her magnetizing activity not simply about attraction but about removing the specific obscuration that keeps beings from responding to the Dharma when it is offered to them. Her mantra — Om Kurukulle Hrih Svaha — contains the seed syllable Hrih, the seed of Amitabha Buddha, connecting her to the Buddha family of discriminating wisdom and the specific transformation of desire-attachment into the clarity that perceives the path. Kurukulla practice in the Tantric tradition involves systematic mantra accumulation — the specific quantities described in the Kurukulla tantra reflect the graduated force required for different applications of the magnetizing activity, all ultimately directed toward drawing beings into proximity with the Dharma.
Kurukulla Statue Features
Kurukulla is depicted with four arms in a dynamic dancing pose. Two hands draw back the flower bow and arrow — her signature implements, representing the power of attraction operating through beauty and desire transformed rather than force. Her third hand holds a goad and her fourth a flower noose — drawing beings forward and securing their connection to the practice. She wears an elaborate crown and jewels and dances in the Dakini stance with her left foot on Rahu, surrounded by the flames of pristine awareness within the fully gilded mandorla.
Authentic, Handmade in Nepal
Every statue and ritual item is handcrafted in Patan, Nepal, using traditional lost wax casting and comes with a certificate of authenticity issued by Nepal's Department of Archaeology, verifying its materials, technique, and origin.
