Image title: Yakshini 10: Ashoka or Manavi

Name of the Yakshini: Ashoka or Manavi;
Vehicle: Cloud
Total Hands: 4
Left Hand Attributes: Fruit and goad
Right Hand Attributes: Noose and varada-mudra
Colour: Green

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.