Pawaya Manibhadra The Manibhadra statue, now on display at the Gujari Mahal Museum, was a major discovery during the excavations at Pawaya. The statue is larger than life and in the form of a Yaksha image. Three extant artworks from ancient India describe a Yaksha image – Didarganj Yakshi (Patna), Parkham Yaksha, and Besnagar Yaksha […]
Yaksha Manibhadra from Parkham The Parkham Yaksha is a colossal statue of a Yaksha, discovered in the area of Parkham, in the vicinity of Mathura, 22.5 kilometres south of the city. The statue, which is an important artefact of the Art of Mathura, is now visible in the Mathura Museum. It has been identified as
Maṇibhadra or Manigriva is one of the major yakshas. He was a popular deity in ancient India. Manibhadra is also a god of sea-farers especially merchants venturing out in the sea for business in faraway lands. Manibhadra is a son of Kubera and his wife, Bhadra. His brother is Nalakubera or Nalakuvara. His consorts are
Nalakubera is one of the two sons of Kubera. He is also named as Nalakuvera, Nalakuvala, Mayuraja, Kamayaksha, Kuberaputra or Natakuvera. His mother is Bhadra. Nalakubera had a god, Kubera (god of wealth), as his father and his grandson were Visravas—in his dark, or demonic, lineage. Nalakubera’s grandfather (Prajapati) was Pulastya (a progenitor) in a