The Hindu god of death, also known as Pretaraja (King of Ghosts), Dharmaraja (King of Justice) and Daksinasapati (Lord of the South Quarter). He is represented with blue or green skin, dressed in red robes and carrying a mace and a noose, with either a bull or an elephant as his vahana (mount).
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