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Images of Deities
Goddess Ambika, Orissa
Goddess Ambika, Orissa
Goddess Ambika
Orissa, eastern India
12th century
Grey chlorite
Museum no. IS.61-1963
The most popular of all the yakshis is Ambika, who is venerated for her powers of fertility and maternity
