
ORIGIN: Hindu (Vedic)
TYPE: God of death
INFORMATION: The son of Vavasvan and Saranju, or of Surya and Sanjna, his consort is Dhumorna or Yami. Yama is also the judge of the dead and the twin sibling of Yami, goddess of death. When Krsna is perceived as the embodiment of the cosmos, hie eyeteeth ar Yama. He evolved into a dikpala or guardian of the southerly direction. His animal is a black buffalo.
COLOR: Black