[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Elements of Hindu Iconography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914) › v3.c19.87 # Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.87 Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.87 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c19.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.87) Bhutamata. The general appearance of this goddess is black, and she has long eyes. The colour of her face is either white or red. She wears a \*liṅga\* on her person, and has only two hands in which she holds the \*khaḍga\* and \*khēṭaka\* respectively. She is seated on a \*siṁhāsana\*. Her head is decorated with ornaments made of pearls. Bhūtamātā is worshipped by \*bhūtas\*, \*prētas\*, \*piśāchas\*, by Indra, Yakshas, Gandharvas, etc., and her abode is under an \*aśvattha\* tree (ficus religiosa). - [Previous: v3.c19.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.86) - [Next: v3.c19.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.88) - [Up: v3.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.87) · Pramāṇa