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अष्ट भैरव
Shaiva and tantric (Bhairava Tantras, Skanda Purana)
Eight forms of Bhairava, each presiding over one of the eight directions; guardians of dharma; especially worshipped at kshetras as kotwals.
Fierce, red-skinned, sword and trishul
Wears yellow garments; deer-vahana
Fierce, smoky-blue; sword and skull-cup
Black, lion-vahana
Drunken pose; horse-vahana
Skull-bearer; on a peacock
Terrifying form; on a corpse
Naked; black; eight-armed; standing on a corpse