shiva statue antique khmer style brown stone yaksha yakshaswaroop shiva head 47cm 19 subject_temple_guardians the tempter

the tempter

who will return at the end of the next kaliyuga to judge mankind

with hands held in the dharmachakra or Teaching mudra

and the unfolding of great joy

In this essay

shiva statue antique khmer style brown stone yaksha yakshaswaroop shiva head 47cm 19 subject_temple_guardians the tempterShiva Statue Antique Khmer Style Grey Stone Yaksha & Yakshaswaroop Shiva Head 48cm 19" Measures (Height) 48cm 19" A rare and unusual antique Khmer style stone Cambodian Yakshaswaroop Shiva. Here Shiva is depicted as both Shiva and a Yaksha Yakshaswaroop Shiva. Yaksha are celestial beings who are the caretakers of hidden treasures under the earth and roots of trees. Although Yaksha have distorted form and have devilish appearance they are not harmful