Pañcavaktra Śiva and Pañcavaktra Viṣṇu: Tantric Symmetry in a Kathmandu Shrine
Hidden in a corner of Guyeshwari Temple stand two closely aligned sculptures: Pañcavaktra Śiva and Pañcavaktra Viṣṇu, each ten-armed and five-headed. Their symmetry reflects a shared tantric imagination, where Vaiṣṇava ritual adapts Śaiva metaphysical forms.