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# Virabhadra Plaque

Virabhadra is a minor manifestation of the Hindu god Siva, created from the sweat. His role is to tame violent ((ugra) nature of Daksha ( ram-headed) who, together with Bhadrakali, attend Siva in this form. Depicts a standing Siva with four arms holding bow, arrow, sword and shield.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1700–1800 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-538-1952](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-538-1952) · Pramāṇa
