The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.s1.362
The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.s1.362
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v2.c17.s1.362
The last is Caṇḍikā; she is very like Indrāṇī in appearance, differing only in having a bull for her palfrey. According to her description in the Tantras, she is white-complexioned, four-armed, with clotted hair and three round eyes. She should be seated on a corpse and hold in her three right hands a spike, a *karṇikā* flower and the sign of blessing, and in her left a wine cup and the sign of encouragement.