EditorialDozens of gifts — plus gift-giving tips and trends — shared by 108 couples whose weddings were featured in this newspaper. (Laura Junger/The New York Times)
EditorialCredit card balances have been rising rapidly. But there are ways to navigate the gift-giving season without taking on a lot of new debt. (Till Lauer/The New York Times)
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra). Nepal. Date: 1501-1600. Dimensions: 17.8 x 7.6 x 5.5 cm (7 x 3 x 2 1/8 in.). Gilt copper alloy. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra). Tibet; Southern Tibet. Date: 1301-1400. Dimensions: 16.9 x 11 x 10.2 cm (6 11/16 x 4 3/8 x 4 in.). Gilt bronze with red pigment and gemstones. Origin: Southern Tibet.
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Standing with Hand in Gesture of Gift-Giving (varadamudra). Nepal. Date: 901 AD-1000. Dimensions: 28.5 x 19.6 x 10.4 cm (11 5/8 x 7 11/16 x 4 1/16 in.). Copper alloy. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialBuddha with Left Hand in Gesture of Gift-Giving (Varadamudra). India; Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam. Date: 1001-1200. Dimensions: 78.7 ? 34.0 ? 25.4 cm (31 ? 13 3/8 ? 10 in.). Bronze. Origin: Nagappattinam.
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra). Tibet; Southern Tibet. Date: 1301-1400. Dimensions: 16.9 x 11 x 10.2 cm (6 11/16 x 4 3/8 x 4 in.). Gilt bronze with red pigment and gemstones. Origin: Southern Tibet.
EditorialBuddha with Left Hand in Gesture of Gift-Giving (Varadamudra). India; Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam. Date: 1001-1200. Dimensions: 78.7 ? 34.0 ? 25.4 cm (31 ? 13 3/8 ? 10 in.). Bronze. Origin: Nagappattinam.
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra). Nepal. Date: 1501-1600. Dimensions: 17.8 x 7.6 x 5.5 cm (7 x 3 x 2 1/8 in.). Gilt copper alloy. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra). Tibet; Southern Tibet. Date: 1301-1400. Dimensions: 16.9 x 11 x 10.2 cm (6 11/16 x 4 3/8 x 4 in.). Gilt bronze with red pigment and gemstones. Origin: Southern Tibet.
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Standing with Hand in Gesture of Gift-Giving (varadamudra). Nepal. Date: 901 AD-1000. Dimensions: 28.5 x 19.6 x 10.4 cm (11 5/8 x 7 11/16 x 4 1/16 in.). Copper alloy. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra). Nepal. Date: 1501-1600. Dimensions: 17.8 x 7.6 x 5.5 cm (7 x 3 x 2 1/8 in.). Gilt copper alloy. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra). Tibet; Southern Tibet. Date: 1301-1400. Dimensions: 16.9 x 11 x 10.2 cm (6 11/16 x 4 3/8 x 4 in.). Gilt bronze with red pigment and gemstones. Origin: Southern Tibet.
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Standing with Hand in Gesture of Gift-Giving (varadamudra). Nepal. Date: 901 AD-1000. Dimensions: 28.5 x 19.6 x 10.4 cm (11 5/8 x 7 11/16 x 4 1/16 in.). Copper alloy. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialBodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra), 8th/9th century, Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Swat Valley, Swat, Brass inlaid with silver, 15.9 x 10.3 x 6 cm (6 1/4 x 4 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.).
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra). Nepal. Date: 1501-1600. Dimensions: 17.8 x 7.6 x 5.5 cm (7 x 3 x 2 1/8 in.). Gilt copper alloy. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra). Tibet; Southern Tibet. Date: 1301-1400. Dimensions: 16.9 x 11 x 10.2 cm (6 11/16 x 4 3/8 x 4 in.). Gilt bronze with red pigment and gemstones. Origin: Southern Tibet.
EditorialLeaf from a Jain Manuscript: page from a Great Poem about Twos (Dvyashraya Mahakavya) of Hemachandra, with commentary by Abhayatilaka: Monk in the Gift-giving Gesture before a Layman (verso), after 1255. Abhayatilakagani (Indian). Opaque watercolor and...
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Standing with Hand in Gesture of Gift-Giving (varadamudra). Nepal. Date: 901 AD-1000. Dimensions: 28.5 x 19.6 x 10.4 cm (11 5/8 x 7 11/16 x 4 1/16 in.). Copper alloy. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra). Nepal. Date: 1501-1600. Dimensions: 17.8 x 7.6 x 5.5 cm (7 x 3 x 2 1/8 in.). Gilt copper alloy. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Standing with Hand in Gesture of Gift-Giving (varadamudra). Nepal. Date: 901 AD-1000. Dimensions: 28.5 x 19.6 x 10.4 cm (11 5/8 x 7 11/16 x 4 1/16 in.). Copper alloy. Origin: Nepal.
EditorialBuddha with Left Hand in Gesture of Gift-Giving (Varadamudra). India; Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam. Date: 1001-1200. Dimensions: 78.7 ? 34.0 ? 25.4 cm (31 ? 13 3/8 ? 10 in.). Bronze. Origin: Nagappattinam.
EditorialGoddess Green Tara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Gift Giving (Varadamudra). Tibet; Southern Tibet. Date: 1301-1400. Dimensions: 16.9 x 11 x 10.2 cm (6 11/16 x 4 3/8 x 4 in.). Gilt bronze with red pigment and gemstones. Origin: Southern Tibet.