Seventh of the ten Mahavidyas. The goddess of smoke, sorrow, and the void. Represents the inauspicious, the barren, and the transformative power of dissolution. She is the widow form, symbolizing the transcendence of social norms and the acceptance of loss.
Widowed form, pale or dark complexion. Disheveled hair, unkempt appearance. Holds a winnowing basket. Often depicted riding a crow. Long nose, sunken eyes, trembling. Sometimes shown with a broom. Represents the state of having no husband, no desires, no attachments.