Image title: Yaksha 7: Varanandin (Dig.); Matanga(Shvt.)

Name of the Yaksha: Varanandin (Dig.); Matanga(Shvt.);
Vehicle: Lion
Total Hands: 4
Left Hand Attributes: Staff and spear
Right Hand Attributes: Swastika and flag
Colour: Dark

Gallery information:

These photographs accompany the study on Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal based on the fields of Archaeology, Art and Iconography. Jainism represents a way of life incorporating non-violence and approaches religion from humanitarian viewpoint. Ancient Bengal represents the modern state of West Bengal and the Republic of Bangladesh, situated in the eastern part of the Indian sub-continent. Here, Jainism was allowed to flourish from the pre-Christian times up until the 10th century CE, along with Buddhism.