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Dikpala · Guardian of South

Dikpala - Yama

यम
Also known as: Dharmarāja, Kāla, Antaka, Pitṛpati

About

God of death and justice. Guardian of the southern direction. Judges souls and presides over ancestors. Upholder of dharma.

Attributes

DeathJusticeDharmaAncestors

Symbols

NooseMaceBuffalo
Consort
Dhumorna
Vahana (Mount)
Buffalo

Associated Mantras

Om Yamāya namaḥ
Yama Suktam

Festivals

Pitru PakshaYama Deepam

Scriptures

PuranasMahabharataGaruda Purana

Regions Worshipped

Pan-India

Iconography

Green or dark complexion, seated on buffalo. Holds noose and mace. Crowned, with fierce but just expression.