[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [National Museum, New Delhi](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm) › Bhairava # Bhairava A bust of Bhairava, a terrible form of Shiva, is depicted holding a bowl or kapala in his right hand. His left hand is positioned in mayura mudra. His hairs are arranged in jwalakesha with multitudes of decorations including a crescent moon. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 750–1174 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.65-111](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.65-111) · Pramāṇa