Dikpala

Image of four armed Dikpala standing in flexed pose on a pedestal. He holds sword, bell, an indistinct object and a severed head in his hands. This image may belong to Nirriti, guardian of south west direction and also one of the eleven Rudra. This figure is nude. He wears jatamukuta and a garland.

Kind

artefact

Date

800–899 CE