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# Bhairava

Image of four armed Bhairava standing nude on a lotus mounted on a tiered pedestal. He is holding damaru and pasha in his rear hands. In his front hands he holds chisel and kapala. His hairs are arranged in jwalakesha formation. A dog is standing behind.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1500–1599 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.72-221](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.72-221) · Pramāṇa
