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No. Mahavidya
1. Rohini
2. Prajñapti
3. Vajraśṛnkhalā
4. Vajränkuśā
5. (i) Apraticakra or Cakreśvari-S
(ii) Jambūnada-D
6.
Naradatta
(or Puruṣadatta
7.
Table-III
Kāli or Kālikā
8. Mahākāli
9. Gauri
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Vähana
(i) Cow-S
(ii) Lotus-D
(i) Peacock-S
(ii) Horse-D
(i) Lotus-S
Appendix-V
MAHAVIDYA ICONOGRAPHY
(ii) Lotus (or Elephant)-D
(i) Elephant-S
(ii) Puspayana
(or Elephant)-D
Garuda
Peacock
(i) Buffalo (or Lotus)-S
(ii) Deer-D
(i) Man-S
No. of Arms
(ii) Sarabha (animal with 8 legs)-D
(i) Iguana (or Bull)-S
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
(ii) Cakraväka (Kalahamsa)-D 4
(i) Lotus-S
4
4
4
4
4
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Ayudhas
arrow, bow, conch, rosary.
conch (or sula), lotus, fruit, kalasa (or varada-mudra) varada-mudra, spear, fruit, spear (Nirvaṇakalika); triśūla, danda, abhayamudra, fruit (Manträdhirajakalpa) disc, sword, conch varada-mudra varada-mudra, chain (in two hands), lotus (or mace)
chain, conch, lotus, fruit
varada-mudra. thunderbolt, fruit, goad (Nirvaṇakalika); fruit, rosary, goad, trisüla (Mantradhirajakalpa) goad, lotus, fruit, thunderbolt
discs in all the four hands.
sword, spear, lotus, fruit.
varada-mudra (or abhaya-mudra), sword, shield, fruit.
thunderbolt, lotus, conch, fruit
rosary, mace, thunderbolt, abhaya-mudrā (Nirvāṇakalikā); trisula, rosary, varadamudra, mace (Manträdhirajakalpa)
pestle, sword, lotus, fruit.
thunderbolt (or lotus), fruit (or abhayamudra), bell, rosary.
arrow, bow, sword, fruit
varada-mudra, pestle (or danda), rosary, lotus.
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