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The yaksha Vakula resides in Rajagrha.... The yaksha king Mahagiri resides in Girinagara. The yaksha Vasava resides in Vaidisa. The yaksha Karttikeya resides in Rohitaka. This yaksha Kumara is renowned in the great city.... Vaisravana who resides in the city Alakavati, Located along the jewelled stairway of the Buddha's descent,
Below is a non-exhaustive list of Yakshas, a race of anthropomorphic spirits in Indian mythology. While many are malevolent, some are benevolent protectors of Dharma. Yakshas are male while Yakshis or Yakshinis are female. Religious traditions that feature these entries are sorted using the following key: ॐ - Hinduism; ☸ - Buddhism; 卐 ...
Here Yaksha is described as a crane, sitting by a pond. [2] Manibhadras, and Vaisravana (Kubera), the king of the Yaksha were worshipped by travellers who travel through lonely territories, for protection against dangers. Manibhadra is one of the warrior in the Yaksha army of Kubera. Gandharvas were also part of his army (3:65).
The main article for this category is Yaksha; the female equivalent, Yakshini, are also covered. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out ...
According to legend, she was born into a Padamangalam Nair tharavad by name Mangalathu at Kanjiracode in South Travancore. She was also known as Chiruthevi. She was also known as Chiruthevi. She was a ravishingly beautiful courtesan who had an intimate relationship with Raman Thampi, son of King Rama Varma and rival of Anizhom Thirunal ...
Manibhadra Yaksha (or Vira) is a popular demigod among the Jains in Gujarat. [16] His image can take many forms, including unshaped rocks, however in the most common representation, he is shown with a multi-tusked elephant Airavata .
It is often suggested that the style of the colossal Yaksha statuary had an important influence on the creation of later divine images and human figures in India. [14] The female equivalent of the Yakshas were the Yakshinis , often associated with trees and children, and whose voluptuous figures became omnipresent in Indian art. [ 6 ]
As the name suggests, gomukha has the head of a bull. [7] [8] Gomukha carries a goad in left hand and noose in left. In other two lower arms gomukha carries varada and conch. [9] The yaksha-yakshi pair sculptures of Gomukha-Chakreshwari are one of the most favoured along with Ambika-Sarvanubhuti and Dharanendra-Padmavati. [10]