This is, as it should be, in the case of a goddess who presides

over the centres of physical life (prana). 1

Svasthavesinl is of scarlet colour, inspires dread in those SVASTHA- who see her, dwells amidst corpses, has three faces and two v:SINi - arms holding the kettle-drum and the trident, dark eyes, lean body and three braids of thick black hair. She is of the nature of forest fire.

SatruvidhvamsinI, "the destroyer of enemies," has like- SATRUVIDH- wise three faces, is as cruel as the flames of fire, has red eyes, VAMSINI - fearful fangs, red hair, and a capacious belly. She is naked.

Ugra-Tara, the goddess presiding over various diseases, UGRA.TARA stands in the alidha posture, carries a corpse over her head and roars terribly. Short of stature, she has braids of black colour mixed with yellow and is surrounded by dreadful serpents. In a skull she holds the diseases of the three worlds together, with the object of killing them.

Dhumravati or Dhumra-Kall has a red body and wears a red DHUMRA- cloth. Her ear-rings are like the trunks of an elephant and VATit her fangs, terrible. She wears a necklace of skulls, is surrounded by devils, and holds in her hands a drawn sword and a skull.

SulinI with her eight arms, is likewise a goddess who SULINI inspires fear. She holds a trident, rides on a lion and is accompanied by four unmarried girls with swords and shields in their hands.

Pratyangira has four arms and a face as terrible as that of PRATYAN- a lion. Her hair stands erect on her head. In her hands she GIRA - holds a skull, trident, kettle-drum and the noose (nagapasa). She is seated on a lion and by her power destroys all enemies (figs. 133 and I34)- 2

SltaladevI (or Mariyamma), the goddess of small-pox, is SITAI.ADKVI. represented as riding naked on an ass with a winnow on her head and a broom and water-pot in her hands. 3

TrikantakldevI has a body which is black below the navel, TRIKANTAKI- red between the navel and the neck and white above it. DEVi - The terrible fangs protruding from her four faces are so long and crooked that they pierce out through her belly. In her four hands she holds two lamps, a conch and a discus.

1 The goddess Pranasakti is invoked by Brahmanas, in ceremonies where the prana.pratishtha, " infusing (an image) with life," has to be observed.

2 The lion vehicle is missing in the Tiruppalatturai bronze. The Tiruchchen- godu figure has the sword and shield in place of skull and noose and a breast-band like Durga. Both are called Bhadrakali by the people.

3 The illustration of this image given by Nagendra Natha Vd.si(Mayural>hafija t Plate, facing p. xcvi, fig. 51) and classed by him as one of the Buddhist and Tantrik goddesses, is not naked. Neither does she carry a winnow on her head.