Atisha Ritual 21 Taras painting is hand-painted on cotton canvas by using mixed colors by Thangka artist from Kathmandu Nepal.
Amitabha Buddha is at the top center of the thangka. Green Tara is depicted in the center of the Thangka following the Atisha Tradition of drawing the 21 Taras Thangka.
The 21 Taras according to the tradition of Atisha is one of five 21 Tara Sytems current in Tibetan Buddhism.
All 21 Taras are depicted with a single face and two arms, in a sitting posture in the painting. Each Tara is holding a vase in the outstretched right hand and the color of the vase is the same as the color of the Tara.
Red Tara is depicted as slightly more fierce than the white tara in the painting.