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HINDU DEITIES OF VAJRAYANA (Contd.)
MAHAKALA.
GANAPATIHRDAYA (Probably Sakti of Ganapati)
GANAPATI (as in Sidhanamila)
NANDIKESVARA
Symbols
Knife & skull-cup
Murajā drum
Vehicle
Mouse
Arms
Two
Twelve
Blue
Asuna
Dancing
Dancing in ardhaparyarika
Two
Colour
Blue
Red
Faces
One
One
Objects in hands
Rh.---knife (or trident) L.h.-skull-cup
Two hands in boon-giving & protection attitudes
Sits on Murajā drum & plays on Murajā
R.h.--axe, arrow, goad, thunderbolt, sword & trident L.h.wooden pestle, bow, ritual wand, skull-cup full of blood, skull-cup of dried meat & phatka (whip)
Other forms
See page 150
(1) Four-armed: knife & skull-cup in
principal hands & sword & ritual wand in
second pair (2) Six-armed:
R.11.-knife, rosary, drum L.H.-skull-cup, trident, noose with
thunderbolt (3) Sixteen-armed & eight-faced, 4-legs :
R.H.-knife, thunderbolt, elephant-hide, sword, trident, sword, staff of Yama L..-skull-cup full of blood, elephant-hide, bell, goad, white chowrie, drum & human head surrounded by seven goddesses
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