Yogini

This Yogini sculpture belongs to a site named Lokhari, a village in the Banda district in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh.

Esoteric form of worship was prevalent in that region since the 10th century C.E. Yogini Vrishanana (buffalo headed goddess) sits against an un-ornamented stele in Lalitasana with a club in her left hand and a bilva fruit in her right hand. Her vahana or vehicle is a swan that pecks on the fruit in her right hand. The animal face of the Yogini has a serene and meditative expression. She is adorned with a necklace, girdle, heavy anklets and bangles.