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Reserve Bank of India headquarters, Delhi entrance with a yakshini sculpture (c. 1960) depicting "Prosperity through agriculture". [13] Statue of Yakshi by Kanayi Kunjiraman at Malampuzha Dam Sundara Lakshmi, an accomplished dancer and consort of HH Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma , was an ardent devotee of Kanjirottu Yakshi Amma.
The Didarganj Yakshi was excavated on the banks of the Ganges River, at the hamlet of Didarganj Kadam Rasual, northeast of the Qadam-i-Rasul Mosque in Patna City, on 18 October 1917 by the villagers and by the noted archaeologist and historian, Professor J N Samaddar [16] Professor Samaddar, with the help of the then president of Patna Museum Committee and member of Board of Revenue, Mr. E. H ...
A yakshini, or forest deity; the form the Devi assumed in the Kena Upanishad as the dynamic aspect of Brahman. Shunga Empire, 2nd-1st century BCE. (Musee Guimet, Paris) Significantly, Bhattacharyya notes that "a study of the extant yaksha and yakshini images [of this period] shows that the later images of the gods and goddesses were shaped ...
A yaksha as a gate guardian (dvarapala) at Plaosan temple in Indonesia Yaksha and yakshini couple Sarvānubhūti and Kuṣmāṇḍinī, with the Tirthankaras Jains mainly maintain cult images of Arihants and Tirthankaras , who have conquered the inner passions and attained moksha.
Although few ancient Yaksha statues remain in good condition, the vigor of the style has been applauded, and expresses essentially Indian qualities. [50] They are often pot-bellied, two-armed and fierce-looking. [61] The Parkham Yaksha, dated to circa 150 BCE on stylistic grounds and paleographical grounds, is monumental at 2.59 meters high.
Among them, Manibhadra and Purnabadra yakshas and Bahuputrika yakshini have been the most popular. Manibhadra and Purnabadra yakshas are mentioned a chief of yakshas, Manibhadra of Northern ones and Purnabadra of Southern ones. Manibhadra still a yaksha worshipped by the Jains, specially those affiliated with the Tapa Gachchha.
Śāli – A yaksha turned into a lion ॐ; Saṇṭhila – One of the Twelve Heavenly Generals of Bhaisajyaguru Buddha ☸; Saudāsa – Aṅgulimāla in a previous life ॐ☸; Sthūṇa – A devotee of Kubera, who exchanges his identity with Shikhandin ॐ; Sthuṇākarṇa – Turns Śikhaṇḍī into a male ॐ; Suketu – A yaksha King ...
Back of the pillars with Buddhist reliefs (Indian Museum, Kolkata).The holes for the cross-bars can be seen in the sides. The Bhutesvara Yakshis, also spelled Bhutesar Yakshis, are a series of yakshi reliefs on a railing, dating to the 2nd century CE during the time of the Kushan Empire. [1]