Their condition has been deteriorating as termites have been eating them up.[break]
Most statues in the art museum of the Pujari Math at the south-eastern part of the Dattatraya temple at Tachapal of Bhaktapur-3 are decomposing and some are getting covered with fungus.
The situation is vulnerable day by day as no concerned bodies have given attention, said one local elder Buddhinarayan Jyakhwa.
The museum established in 2017 BS to make lively the Nepal´s traditional art and painting has not been able to attract tourists, and no tourist knows about the museum for lack of publicity.
Only 5-10 percent foreign tourists come to visit as the guides who not get commission here, said National Art Museum Chief Bharat Rawat. Many return saying the entry fee is too high, he said.
There are four parts in the museum including for painting, sculpture, metal art and wooden craft.
There are attractive pillars, various statues of gods and goddess and royal families, and arts like that of Bajrayogini, Ganesh Shakti, Mahesh Samhar, Krishna Lila and Bisworup as well as various arts, and creatures representing the Malla folk art.
It is believed that it can help in the national income while at the same time highlight Nepalese art and culture in the world if it is rightly protected.
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