TYPE: Minor frightful form of the god Siva
ORIGIN: Hindu (Puranic and Later)
INFORMATION: Guardian deity of doorways. A so-called ugra aspect, generally depicted in similar style to Siva but with up to five heads and ten arms and said to have been born from Siva's blood.
ATTRIBUTES: Hooks and noose
EPITHETS: Kalaratri, Ksetrapala, Mahakala. Also Bhairon, linked with the cult of dogs and Bhairava, one of a group of mahavidyas personifying the Sakti of Siva.